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1. | At the present time; at this moment; at the time of speaking; instantly; | ||||||||||||||||
2. | Very lately; not long ago. | ||||||||||||||||
3. | At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to. | ||||||||||||||||
4. | In present circumstances; things being as they are; - hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an explanation. The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.
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a. | 1. | Existing at the present time; present. | |||||||||||||||
n. | 1. | The present time or moment; the present. |