bygones

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US/ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/

noun

Things that happened in the past.

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Meanings

nounbygones pl (normally plural, singular bygone)

singular bygone

  1. pluralplural normallyThings that happened in the past.

    […] if you spare me, bygones are bygones, and when you fellows are in court for piracy, I'll save you all I can.

    1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dead and buried

Origin

Plural of bygone (noun).

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APA

bygones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bygones

MLA

“bygones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bygones. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bygones,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bygones.

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