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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛʁˈɡaŋən
"Die Geschichten vergangener Zeiten sind oft interessant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Belonging to an earlier time; past.
"The museum showcased artifacts from a bygone era."
- 1
A thing that is in the past.
"The stories of bygone days still resonate with many."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bygone' originates from the Middle English 'bi-gone', which combines 'by' meaning 'past' and 'gone', the past participle of 'go'. It has evolved to refer to things that are from a past time, often evoking nostalgia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bygone" is said worldwide
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d'autrefois
Transliteration: doʊtʁəfwa
"Les histoires d'autrefois sont souvent fascinantes."
vergangen
Transliteration: fɛʁˈɡaŋən
"Die Geschichten vergangener Zeiten sind oft interessant."
di un tempo
Transliteration: di un tempo
"Le storie di un tempo sono sempre affascinanti."
de antaño
Transliteration: de anˈtaɲo
"Las historias de antaño siempre son interesantes."
do passado
Transliteration: du paˈsadu
"As histórias do passado sempre fascinam."
बीते समय का
Transliteration: bīte samay kā
"बीते समय का इतिहास हमेशा दिलचस्प होता है।"
过去的
Transliteration: guòqù de
"过去的故事总是引人入胜。"
과거의
Transliteration: gwageoui
"과거의 이야기는 항상 흥미롭습니다."
昔の
Transliteration: mukashi no
"昔の話はいつも興味深いです。"
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