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Bygone

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbaɪɡɒn

Definitions

  1. An event that happened in the past.
    plural-normally
  2. An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc.
    plural-normally

Equivalents

16 more languages
العربيةمهجور
Беларускаядаўні
Българскиминалпредишен
Esperantopasinta
Magyarelmúlt
한국어
Македонскидамнешен
Українськадавній

Examples

Jennie Fox watched it with thoughtful pleasure, and the rest were chatting and telling of bygones, enjoying a glass of egg-hot; it being a custom for them to partake of this beverage on this particular night.”
And now just as the Victorians collected the minute objects with which to fill these houses, so today grown-ups are paying large sums for these bygones, while the children are given more modern houses to play with.”

CEFR level

C2
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