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bygone

by·gone

UK/ˈbaɪɡɒn/ US/-ɡɔːn/ rare
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

past events to be put aside

  • “let bygones be bygones”
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adjective

1.

well in the past; former

  • “bygone days”
  • “dreams of foregone times”
  • “sweet memories of gone summers”
  • “relics of a departed era”
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Origin

From by (adverb) + gone.

Phrases

  • let bygones be bygones

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