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By

By or Bye, n.

noun

n. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, and the like; as in on or upon the bye, in passing; indirectly; by implication. The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the discipline of the church of England. Fuller. By the bye, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to the matter in hand.

Bȳe, n.

noun

n. [A-S. by, bye, dwelling, from byan, bûan, to dwell.]

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

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Bȳ, prep.p. 180prepositionIn the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from; close to; along with; at; on; as, sit by me. Long labors both by sea and land he bore. Dryden. By land, by water, they renew their charge. Pope.…
Bȳ, adv.p. 180adverbNear; in the neighborhood; present; in presence; as, there was no person by at the time. 2. Passing near; going or gone past; over; gone; as, the procession has gone by; John went by. 3. Aside; as…
By, a.p. 180adjectiveOut of the common path; aside;—used in composition, giving the meaning of something aside or incidental, a collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice.