how to pronounce bygones

/ˈbaɪ.ɡɒn/

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bygones is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bygones in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… let bygones be bygones but that would …”

meaning of bygones

Bygones means past events that are no longer important.

bygones frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bygones occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.