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lost to time

lost to time adjective: no longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.

Adjective

lost to time (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) No longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.
    • Many early music fanzines are now lost to time.

Questions about lost to time

What does lost to time mean?
Lost to time means no longer extant because it was not preserved or could not last, after a significant period of time.
What part of speech is lost to time?
Lost to time is an adjective.

Words near lost to time in the dictionary

  1. lost the run of oneself
  2. lost the thread
  3. lost time
  4. lost to history
  5. lost to the world
  6. lost to time
  7. lost touch
  8. lost track
  9. lost wages
  10. lost wax
  11. lost weekend

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