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Having been or happened in the distant past.not-comparable
- 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.
bygone
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An event that happened in the past.plural-normally
- 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.
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An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc.plural-normally
- 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.