Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lost to history

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: lost -to his-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Writings, objects, or knowledge from the past that no longer exist.

Example Sentences

"The enormous collection of manuscripts from the Library of Alexandria is lost to history."

Inflected Forms

more lost to history (comparative) most lost to history (superlative)

Phrases

lost to the world

Frequently Paired Words

lost to the world

Questions

What does lost to history mean?: Writings, objects, or knowledge from the past that no longer exist.

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