bye
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bye

noun \ˈbī\

Definition of BYE

: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing

Examples of BYE

  1. She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.

Origin of BYE

alteration of 2by
First Known Use: 1883

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