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by·gone
/
ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn
/
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[
bahy
-gawn, -gon
]
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adjective
1.
past; gone by; earlier; former:
The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
noun
2.
Usually,
bygones.
that
which
is past:
Let's not talk of bygones.
Idioms
3.
let bygones be bygones,
to decide to forget past disagreements; become reconciled:
Let's let bygones be bygones and be friends again.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
(north)
by-gane;
see
gone
,
by
1
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bygone
(ˈbaɪˌɡɒn)
—
adj
1.
(
usually prenominal
) past; former
—
n
2.
(
often plural
) a past occurrence
3.
(
often plural
) an artefact, implement, etc, of former domestic or industrial use, now often collected for interest
4.
let bygones be bygones
to agree to forget past quarrels
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bygone
early 15c., from
by
+
gone
. Cf. similar construction of
aforesaid
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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impersonal tone of
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bygone
era that is nonetheless still good law.
People approach and want to handle them or share stories of a
bygone
era.
But to
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generations, casting one's ballot publicly seemed the obvious
approach.
Visitors can experience a
bygone
era watching proprietors in period clothing conduct business in the style of yesterday.
They became artifacts of a
bygone
communist order and the lost power of its coercive spectacles.
Therefore, nukes are useless and are a relic of a
bygone
age.
The area is more than a static piece of history or a crossroads for
bygone
cultures.
The ford carried the heavy traffic of
bygone
days across the river.
Pay special attention to the depiction of the newsstand, because it is so wonderful and
bygone
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"Man differs from the lower animals because he preserves his past experiences. What happened in the past is lived again in memory. About what goes on today hangs a cloud of thoughts concerning similar things undergone in
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