Bygone

//ˈbaɪɡɒn// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    well in the past; former wordnet
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    past events to be put aside wordnet
  3. 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

Etymology 1

From by (adverb) + gone.

Etymology 2

From by (adverb) + gone.

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