adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bygone era (= a time in the past, usually when something was good )
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The buildings have the elegance of a bygone era.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
age
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He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age .
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They appear now to be products of a bygone age .
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Bundles of papers and piles of books guarded secrets from a bygone age .
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It is a relic of a bygone age , a cultural icon with a colorful political past.
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Will we at least be allowed our Nirvana, we children of that bygone age ?
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His iron-grey hair was parted in the middle and he had the mutton-chop whiskers of a bygone age .
days
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In bygone days the Arms Park had an almost mystical quality for them.
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In bygone days , both railroad and stagecoach deposited visitors in nearby Point Reyes Station.
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Pearloid sheet has been used for the scratchplate, again reminiscent of bygone days .
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Today Deerfield is a destination for anyone enamored of bygone days .
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Their attention to the minor details of everyday life paints a far more vivid picture of bygone days than any history book.
era
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One of the first examples of a curvilinear glasshouse, it stands as a reminder of bygone eras in Belfast's history.
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Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest now come across as symbols of a bygone era .
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As centres of commerce, finance and fashion their buildings reflect the sardonic elegance of a bygone era .
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Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era .
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In a bygone era the postmen and staff of Frensham Post Office lined up for this photo call.
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I live part of my time in an imaginary bygone era .
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The wooden panelling and stained glass windows created a genteel air from a bygone era .
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Straus' style evokes a bygone era , her language lyric, her ruminations bittersweet and poetic.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carmarthen's street scenes reflect bygone years as do its placenames.
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He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.
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I live part of my time in an imaginary bygone era.
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In bygone days the Arms Park had an almost mystical quality for them.
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It is a relic of a bygone age, a cultural icon with a colorful political past.
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Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest now come across as symbols of a bygone era.
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On the second floor, room 30 is the favourite: devoted to dolls, toys and other mementos of bygone childhood.
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Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era.