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by·past

 (bī′păst′)
adj.
Past; bygone.
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by•past

(ˈbaɪˌpæst, -ˌpɑst)

adj.
bygone.
[1375–1425]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bypast - well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
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By 1607, Buccleuch's kinsmen were being described (somewhat euphemistically) by the council as "oure goode and obedient subjectis of the name of Scott" and the ennobled Buccleuch was thanked for "his bypast famous and honourable services ...