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noun

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."

2.

(Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.

3.

In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw a bye in a round of a tennis tournament.

4.

(Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining unplayed at the end of a match.

By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand. (Written also by the by)

Bye n.

1.

A dwelling.

2.

In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.

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"Bye" Quotes from Famous Books

... days before leaving England, I called to say good-bye to an old friend well known in Calcutta and Lower Bengal, Dr. Charles Palmer. He asked me whether I had ever heard of a boar killing a tiger, and, on my answering in the affirmative, he told me he had just heard from his son, who had witnessed a fight between these two animals, in which ...

— Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon • Robert A. Sterndale

... Musicians have recently celebrated their tercentenary, commemorating the granting of their charter by James I. in 1604. They might have claimed a longer period of existence, as their first charter was granted by Edward IV. Their bye-laws are particularly interesting, and give minute directions with regard to their profession. They tested the skill of music and dancing masters, forbade the singing of ribald, wanton, or lascivious songs, or the playing of any instrument under any ...

— Memorials of Old London - Volume I • Various

... was taking leave. "Good-bye, dear," she said; "I hope the wedding will soon take place. You know, Dario, that I mean to be betrothed before the end of the month. Oh yes, I intend to make my father give a grand entertainment. And how nice it would be if the two weddings ...

— The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete - Lourdes, Rome and Paris • Emile Zola

... I assure you I am very sorry for the bad news you have heard. I thank you for having accompanied me to-night. Good-bye." ...

— The Mysteries of Paris V2 • Eugene Sue

... thoughts than ever; and one gets them from a purer spring—I don't know if I can explain," he added, "but I think that one sees it all from a different perspective, in a truer light, when one's own desires and possibilities are so much more limited." When I said good-bye to him, he smiled at me and hoped that I should repeat my visit. "Don't think of me as unhappy," he added, and his wife, who was standing by him, said, "Indeed you need not;" and the two smiled at each other in a way which made me feel that they were speaking the simple ...

— The Thread of Gold • Arthur Christopher Benson

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