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Meaning of 'bye' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bye [ n.]
- 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.
- A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
- A dwelling.
- In certain games, a station or place of an individual player.

Meaning of 'bye' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bye [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
Example in sentence:
  • he had a bye in the first round
Meaning (2):
- a farewell remark
Example in sentence:
  • they said their good-byes

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