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by-gone

by-gone is the dated form of bygone.

Meaning of bygone

Adjective

bygone (not comparable)

  1. Having been or happened in the distant past.
    • I had thought (Sir) to haue held my peace, vntill
      You had drawne Oathes from him, not to ſtay: you (Sir)
      Charge him too coldly. Tell him, you are ſure
      All in Bohemias well: this ſatisfaction,
      The ''by-gone-day proclaym'd, ſay this to him,
      He's beat from his beſt ward.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    foregone, historical

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Questions about by-gone

What is by-gone the dated form of?
By-gone is the dated form of bygone.

Words near by-gone in the dictionary

  1. by-end
  2. by-ends
  3. by-fellow
  4. by-form
  5. by-forms
  6. by-gone
  7. by-hour
  8. by-hours
  9. by-interest
  10. by-lane
  11. by-lanes

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