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.
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Photo : Darin Schnabel, courtesy of RM Sotheby's The interior is evocative of a bygone era where toggle switches were standard and seat belts were optional. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025 Childhood under threat As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood. Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025 In the era of ubiquitous smartphones and omnichannel social media presence, business cards, once viewed as an essential tool of successful networking, have begun to seem like quaint relics of a bygone era. Benjamin Claeys, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Richard Harris play characters carved out of granite — monuments of a bygone era that maybe should be swept aside by civility and industrialization. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bygone

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 12 Mar. 2025.

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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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