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1. You advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
   "he had a bye in the first round"
   - pass
    
2. A farewell remark
   "they said their good-byes"
   - adieu, adios, arrivederci, auf wiedersehen, au revoir, bye-bye, cheerio [Brit], good-by [US], goodby [US], good-bye [N. Amer], goodbye, good day, sayonara, so long

Sounds like: buy, by, bi

Derived forms: byes

Type of: conceding, concession, farewell, word of farewell, yielding

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