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by-past

by-past adjective: past; gone by.

Adjective

by-past (comparative more by-past, superlative most by-past)

  1. Past; gone by.
    • by-past perils

Forms of by-past

comparativemore by-past
superlativemost by-past

Origin of by-past

Equivalent to by- + past.

Questions about by-past

What does by-past mean?
By-past means past; gone by.
What part of speech is by-past?
By-past is an adjective.

Words near by-past in the dictionary

  1. by-motives
  2. by-name
  3. by-names
  4. by-pass
  5. by-passes
  6. by-past
  7. by-path
  8. by-paths
  9. by-peep
  10. by-peeping
  11. by-place

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