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   By·gone

   /ˈbīˌɡôn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to an earlier time: "relics of a bygone society"

   noun

   • 1. a thing dating from an earlier time: "the museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones"

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   How many meanings does the word bygone have?

   • There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bygone, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the word bygone?

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   What does 'let bygones be bygones' mean?

   • 'Let bygones be bygones' uses both meanings of the word 'bygones' and means, in extended form, 'let the unpleasantness between us become a thing of the past'. So I think, the meaning of the phrase is closer to your first meaning versus the second. Forget the past, turn over a new leaf.

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   Where did the word 'bygone' come from?

   • It was used with this meaning till the 15th-16th century. Over time, around the 17th century, bygone came to be associated specifically with past events that were unpleasant. Though the origin of this exact phrase is not known, it can be said that it came from the evolution if this usage of the word bygone.

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   What is a bygone era?

   • bygone era The old photographs depict a bygone era when everyone wore a hat. I had reached the age, which was 21 in those bygone days, when I could legally claim my place as an adult. The book serves as a valuable compendium of the wit of a bygone age. The story is set in a bygone India.

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   2 days ago · 1. (usually prenominal) past; former. noun. 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. See let bygones be bygones.

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   Definition of bygone – Learner’s Dictionary. bygone. adjective. literary uk / ˈbaɪɡɒn / us. bygone age/days/era, etc. Add to word list Add to word list. a time in the past. (Definition of bygone from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bygone. in Chinese (Traditional) 過去的，以往的… See more.

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   What does the word bygone mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bygone , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   bygone. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English by‧gone /ˈbaɪɡɒn $ -ɡɒːn/ adjective → bygone age/era/days etc Examples from the Corpus bygone • It is a relic of a bygone age, a cultural icon with a colorful political past.

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   The meaning of BYGONE is gone by : past; especially : outmoded. How to use bygone in a sentence.

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    Bygone definition: past; gone by; earlier; former. See examples of BYGONE used in a sentence.