# lost to the world

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/lost-to-the-world
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Of a thing, event, etc., no longer used or available; unknown to or forgotten by everyone.

## 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.

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