bygones

English

Etymology

Plural of bygone (noun).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪˌɡɑnz/

Noun

bygones pl (normally plural, singular bygone)

1. Things that happened in the past.
   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

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

Related terms

• let bygones be bygones
• bygone

References

• “bygones”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “bygones”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.