"long-lost" meaning in English

See long-lost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} long-lost (not comparable)
  1. Having been missing or unknown for a long period of time. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: long lost Translations (having been missing for a long period of time): 長久不見的 (Chinese Mandarin), 长久不见的 (chángjiǔ bùjiàn de) (Chinese Mandarin), kauan kaivattu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-long-lost-en-adj-COLENys5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Alternative forms

Download JSON data for long-lost meaning in English (1.1kB)

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