bygone

== English == === Alternative forms === by-gone (dated) === Etymology === From by (adverb) +‎ gone. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪɡɒn/, (dated) /-ɡɔːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪɡɔn/, /-ɡɑn/ Homophone: bigon (depending on the dialect) Hyphenation: by‧gone === Adjective === bygone (not comparable) Having been or happened in the distant past. ==== Synonyms ==== foregone, historical; see also Thesaurus:past ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bygone (plural bygones) (usually in the plural) An event that happened in the past. (usually in the plural) An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== let bygones be bygones ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === gone by