bygone

adjective

by·​gone ˈbī-ˌgȯn How to pronounce bygone (audio)
 also  -ˌgän
: gone by : past
bygone days
especially : outmoded
bygone styles
bygone noun

Examples of bygone in a Sentence

the bygone days of our ancestors The stone wall is from a bygone age.
Recent Examples on the Web Yet in some ways, the streets around the Kennedy Recreation Center in Shaw remain the stubborn remnant of a bygone era. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 For Chodorow, whose father is the restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow, known for the bygone hot spots Asia de Cuba and China Grill, getting a table at Rao’s is fairly easy. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024 But more than anything, some experts say, the Democratic primary contest on June 4 could be a gauge of the endurance of a largely bygone era of machine politics in an increasingly populist age. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024 Pi is a special number — so special, in fact, that most laypeople are probably aware of it, even if only as a relic of bygone classroom lectures or geometry textbooks. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 Critics worry that the populist Chega party is giving new life to the ideology of Portugal’s bygone dictatorship. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2024 The late-night show represents a bygone monoculture exemplified by Carson, whose show was appointment viewing for tens of millions of Americans. Eliza Brooke, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024 This was a conscious decision to pivot, whereas what may have been easier was to bring on board an Ozzy-soundalike and attempt to replicate the sounds of a bygone era. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024 Its sister building, the old T&P warehouse, also sits empty, relics of a bygone era when railroads ruled. Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bygone was in the 15th century

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“Bygone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bygone. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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bygone

adjective
by·​gone ˈbī-ˌgȯn How to pronounce bygone (audio)
 also  -ˌgän
: gone by : past
a bygone era
bygone noun

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