someday English · revision 10345

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈsʌmdeɪ/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[some]] and [[day]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002) originally written some day.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ At some indefinite future time: as one word 1768 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) not recorded before the late 19th century in the SOED, 1898 in the OED.^(SOED 2002)^(OED 1989) Written apart, some day, it is from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Old English sum dæge meant on a day in the past.^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster dates Middle English sum day to the 14th century.^(MWU 2024) An 1816 verse in ''The Port Folio'' made a joke of ''Miss Someday''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * late 14th century – some day.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1768 – someday.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1898 – in the OED.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # At some unspecified time in the future.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sometime]]

+ * [[some]]

+ * [[day]]

+ * [[one day]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}