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day gone by

day gone by noun: a day or time that has already passed.

Noun

day gone by (plural days gone by)

  1. A day or time that has already passed.

Forms of day gone by

pluraldays gone by

Questions about day gone by

What does day gone by mean?
Day gone by means a day or time that has already passed.
What part of speech is day gone by?
Day gone by is a noun.
What is the plural of day gone by?
The plural of day gone by is days gone by.

Words near day gone by in the dictionary

  1. day for night
  2. day game
  3. day gecko
  4. day geckoes
  5. day geckos
  6. day gone by
  7. day hand
  8. day in and day out
  9. day in court
  10. day in the sun
  11. day in, day out

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