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Word entry · 6 letters

bygone

Best crossword clue

"From an earlier time"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbaɪɡɒn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted begnoyStarts with BEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2Y3G4O5N6E

Definitions

  1. well in the past; former

Word origin

From by (adverb) + gone.

Used in a sentence

  • Near by he could see the thicket of raspberry canes, growing tall and close like a tropical jungle, in whose shadow he had played with the Boy on bygone mornings.
  • 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.

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