bygone+time

  • 1bygone — [adj] in the past ancient, antiquated, archaic, belated, dated, dead, defunct, departed, down memory lane*, erstwhile, extinct, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, in oblivion, late, lost, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, oldfashioned, old time …

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  • 2bygone — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ belonging to an earlier time. ● let bygones be bygones Cf. ↑let bygones be bygones …

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  • 3bygone — [[t]ba͟ɪgɒn, AM gɔːn[/t]] bygones 1) ADJ: ADJ n Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago. The book recalls other memories of a bygone age. ...bygone generations. Syn: past 2) PHRASE If two people let bygones be bygones, they decide …

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  • 4bygone — by|gone [ˈbaıgɔn US go:n] adj bygone age/era/days etc a period of time in the past ▪ The buildings reflect the elegance of a bygone era …

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  • 5bygone — by|gone [ baı,gɔn ] adjective only before noun happening or existing during a period of time in the past: bygone age/era/days/times: These pictures belong to a bygone age …

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  • 6bygone — adjective bygone age/era/days etc an expression meaning a period of time in the past: The buildings reflect the elegance of a bygone era …

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  • 7bygone — UK [ˈbaɪɡɒn] / US [ˈbaɪˌɡɔn] adjective [only before noun] happening or existing during a period of time in the past bygone age/era/days/times: These photos belong to a bygone age …

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  • 8bygone — adjective it recaptures a bygone era Syn: past, former, olden, earlier, previous, one time, long ago, of old, ancient, antiquated; departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded; literary of yore Ant …

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  • 9time past — The past, past time, bygone days, former times …

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  • 10bygone — Synonyms and related words: ago, antiquated, antique, archaic, belated, blown over, by, bypast, dated, dead, dead and buried, deceased, defunct, departed, elapsed, erstwhile, expired, extinct, finished, forgotten, former, gone, gone glimmering,… …

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