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Bygone Definition & Meaning

bygone
adjective
  1. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
noun
  1. past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"

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What does bygone mean?
well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"
What part of speech is bygone?
Bygone is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does bygone have?
Bygone has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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