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by the bye
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | by the bye - introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party"by the way, incidentally, apropos |
by the bye
by the byIncidentally; on a side note; by the way. An interjection meant to casually introduce or emphasize additional information in the conversation. Sometimes, though less commonly, written as "by the bye." By the by, I remembered where I left my keys, in case you were wondering. Beckett was an amazing playwright. There's a lecture on his work tomorrow, by the by.See also: byby the byeAlso, by the by. Incidentally, in passing, as in By the bye, my wife is coming too, or Exactly where do you live, by the by? The bye or second by in this term originally meant "a side path," whence the current sense of "off the track" or "of secondary importance." [Early 1500s] Also see by the way. See also: by, byeEncyclopediaSeebyBy the bye
BY THE BYE, Eng. law. A declaration may be filed without a new process or writ, when the defendant is in court in another case, by the plaintiff in that case having filed common bail for him; the declaration thus filed is called a declaration by the bye. 1 Crompt. 96; Lee's Diet. of Pr. Declaration IV. FinancialSeeBYby the bye
Synonyms for by the byeadv introducing a different topicSynonyms- by the way
- incidentally
- apropos
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