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.
Recent Examples on the Web But each and every one provides opportunities for actors to inhabit characters whose dreams, relationships and histories are as intricately arranged as a network of roads, bridges and tunnels in a bygone metropolis. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Disneyland will once again have a steakhouse after shuttering a clubby and pricey restaurant during the pandemic that took diners back to a bygone era of lavish decadence and old Hollywood glamor with dirty martinis, bone-in rib-eyes and a legendary 24-layer chocolate cake. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 Apr. 2024 An eight-course menu ($125) reflects the opulence of the bygone era through a modern lens by the executive chef, Sang Hoon Jeong. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024 And just offshore, fantastical sea stacks capture the imagination, remnants of a bygone age. Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024 Find out what the biggest stars of the '80s were up to with throwback photos from Hollywood's bygone era From stylish nights abroad to glamorous galas back home in Hollywood, April 1981 was star-studded from the start. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 Switch off your smartphones, don your finest attire, grab a coupe glass of champagne and step into a bygone era. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 In an era of podcasts and influencers, Montez Press Radio is reviving the D.I.Y. spirit of a bygone downtown New York City. Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024 Yet in some ways, the streets around the Kennedy Recreation Center in Shaw remain the stubborn remnant of a bygone era. Emily Davies, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024

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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 24 Apr. 2024.

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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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