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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
한국어옛
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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