lost highway in English

Forms: lost highways [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Possibly from the title of the song "Lost Highway", which uses it as a metaphor, or previous uses as a metaphor. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lost highway (usually uncountable, plural lost highways)

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  "etymology_text": "Possibly from the title of the song \"Lost Highway\", which uses it as a metaphor, or previous uses as a metaphor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lost highways",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "lost highway (usually uncountable, plural lost highways)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A habitually evil state of living, especially one that goes against Christian morals."
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lost highway"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from the title of the song \"Lost Highway\", which uses it as a metaphor, or previous uses as a metaphor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lost highways",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "lost highway (usually uncountable, plural lost highways)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitually evil state of living, especially one that goes against Christian morals."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christian",
          "Christian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
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"lost highway" meaning in English

Noun