Today vs August - What's the difference?
today | august |
On the current day or date.
In the current era; nowadays.
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A current day or date.
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Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
Of noble birth.
As an adverb today
is on the current day or date.As a noun today
is a current day or date.As a proper noun august is
the eighth month of the gregorian calendar, following july and preceding september abbreviation: aug' or ' or august can be .today
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Alternative forms
* to-day (archaic)Adverb
(-)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* current day * this dayUsage notes
Todays is a mostly literary plural. It refers to days that we experience, have experienced or will experience as "today". More colloquial are (these days) and (nowadays).See also
* nowadays * hodiernal * yesterday * tomorrow night * tonight * last night * nudiustertianaugust
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- an august patron of the arts
- august lineage