"nowdays" meaning in English

See nowdays in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} nowdays (not comparable)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of nowadays. Tags: alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: nowadays
    Sense id: en-nowdays-en-adv-V8E-3kVa Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. Misspelling of nowadays. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, not-comparable Alternative form of: nowadays
    Sense id: en-nowdays-en-adv-ixXBTPpr

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