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Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : bahy-gawn, -gon
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪˌgɔn, -ˌgɒn



Definition of by-gone

Origin :
  • early 15c., from by (adv.) + gone. Cf. similar construction of aforesaid. As a noun from 1560s (see bygones).
  • As in archaic : adj very old
  • As in late : adj dead
  • As in lost : adj extinct, destroyed
  • As in obsolete : adj no longer in use, in vogue
  • As in old : adj obsolete, outdated
  • As in old-fashioned : adj antiquated
  • As in outmoded : adj obsolete, old-fashioned
  • As in over : adj accomplished
  • As in past : adj olden, former
  • As in bygone : adj in the past
  • As in quondam : adj former
  • As in olden : adj old
  • As in passe : adj old-fashioned
  • As in dead : adj not working
  • As in defunct : adj extinct, not functioning
  • As in dowdy : adj poorly dressed; old-fashioned
  • As in erstwhile : adj former
  • As in extinct : adj dead, obsolete
  • As in forgotten : adj out of one's mind
  • As in former : adj previous in time or order
  • As in ancient : adj old, often very old
  • As in once : adv in the past; occurred one time only
  • As in yesterday : noun the day before today
  • As in water under the bridge : noun things forgotten about
  • As in curio : noun knickknack
  • As in curiosity : noun odd item
  • As in antique : noun old object, often of great value
Example sentences :
  • The character of its contents gave it something of the odor of a by-gone age.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • What has the world to show of by-gone glory and grandeur which she cannot at least equal?
  • Extract from : « Glances at Europe » by Horace Greeley
  • Sport mine for me, though it be of the vintage of a by-gone year.
  • Extract from : « A Wounded Name » by Charles King
  • To me you are nothing old or by-gone, whatever I may be to you.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
  • And the meaning of that by-gone look: was it what they fancied?
  • Extract from : « Evan Harrington, Complete » by George Meredith
  • It was woven, I suppose, on some by-gone loom; perhaps at Thrums.
  • Extract from : « Miss Primrose » by Roy Rolfe Gilson
  • It is very difficult to understand the people of by-gone ages.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Mankind » by Hendrik Van Loon
  • We have had some amusing ways of performing this rule in "by-gone ages."
  • Extract from : « Comic Arithmetic » by Anonymous
  • IT is very difficult to understand the people of by-gone ages.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Mankind » by Hendrik van Loon
  • What reminiscences of by-gone days invade the territory of the mind!
  • Extract from : « Mr. Punch's Irish Humour » by Charles Keene, Various

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