byes
plural of bye
• Beys, Ebys, beys
Byes
plural of Bye
• Beys, Ebys, beys
Source: Wiktionary
Bye, n.
1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as in on or upon the bye, i.e., in passing; indirectly; by implication. [Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.] The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the Church of England. Fuller.
2. (Cricket)
Definition: A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. T. Hughes. By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. [Written also by the by.]
Bye n. Etym: [AS.bbygbyggia, b, to dwell sq. root97.]
1. A dwelling. Gibson.
2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual player. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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