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[ adjective ] well in the past; former

Examples

"bygone days" "dreams of foregone times" "sweet memories of gone summers" "relics of a departed era"

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

By trying to be both a serious survey of a bygone era and a showcase for today 's artists , the program turned_out to be a not quite perfect example of either .

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[ noun ] past events to be put aside

Examples

"let bygones be bygones"

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