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Bygone
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- 1 Having been or happened in the distant past. not-comparable
"I had thought (Sir) to haue held my peace, vntill You had drawne Oathes from him, not to ſtay: you (Sir) Charge him too coldly. Tell him, you are ſure All in Bohemias well: this ſatisfaction, The ''by-gone-day proclaym'd, ſay this to him, He's beat from his beſt ward."
- 1 well in the past; former wordnet
- 1 An event that happened in the past. plural-normally
"Jennie Fox watched it with thoughtful pleasure, and the rest were chatting and telling of bygones, enjoying a glass of egg-hot; it being a custom for them to partake of this beverage on this particular night."
- 2 past events to be put aside wordnet
- 3 An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc. plural-normally
"And now just as the Victorians collected the minute objects with which to fill these houses, so today grown-ups are paying large sums for these bygones, while the children are given more modern houses to play with."
Etymology
From by (adverb) + gone.
From by (adverb) + gone.
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