Idiom
lost to the world
Meaning
Of a thing, event, etc., no longer used or available; unknown to or forgotten by everyone.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That ancient language is now lost to the world.”
“The secret recipe for the medicine was lost to the world after the chemist passed away.”
“Centuries of cultural traditions were lost to the world when the remote island village was abandoned by its inhabitants.”
Examples
simple
“That ancient language is now lost to the world.”
contextual
“The secret recipe for the medicine was lost to the world after the chemist passed away.”
complex
“Centuries of cultural traditions were lost to the world when the remote island village was abandoned by its inhabitants.”
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