An archaic or obsolete variant spelling of 'bygone,' meaning past or no longer in existence.
An older spelling of 'bygone,' from 'by' (past) and 'gone,' literally meaning 'gone by' or 'past.' This spelling variant reflects historical English orthography before standardization.
Spelling variations like 'bygane' show that English orthography wasn't standardized until printing press technology made consistency profitable—before that, writers spelled however seemed right.
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