bye

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bye1

▶noun

• 1 the transfer of a competitor directly to the next round of a competition in the absence of an assigned opponent.

• 2 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit (recorded as an extra).

• 3 Golf one or more holes remaining unplayed after a match has been decided.

– phrases
by the bye variant spelling of by the by (see by).

– origin C16 (denoting an incidental matter): from by.

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bye2

▶exclamation informal goodbye.

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by- /bʌɪ/(also bye-)

▶prefix subordinate; incidental; secondary: by-election.

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bye-

▶prefix variant spelling of by-.