(adj) well in the past; former, Syn. bypast, foregone, gone, departed, Example:bygone days; dreams of foregone times; sweet memories of gone summers; relics of a departed era
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[かこ, kako] (n-adv, n) (1) the past; bygone days; the previous; (2) a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past; (3) { ling } past (tense); preterit; preterite; (4) { Buddh } previous life; (P)#375
[すぎこしかた, sugikoshikata] (exp) (1) (See 来し方) the past; bygone days (years, age, etc.); (2) the course (route) one has come by; the direction one came from