Bygone

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbaɪɡɒn/
• US IPA: /ˈbaɪgÉ‘n/
• Homophones: bigon

Full definition of bygone

Adjective

1. Having been or happened in the far past.
• 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen RabbitNear 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.

Noun

1. A person or occurrence that took place in the past.

Related terms

• let bygones be bygones

Anagrams

• gone by