long-lost

adjective
🔊/ˈlɒŋ lɒst/
🔊/ˈlɔːŋ lɔːst/
[only before noun]
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  1. that you have not seen or received any news of for a long time长时间没见面的;杳无音信的
    • a long-lost friend长久没有音信的朋友
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLong-lost is used with these nouns:
    • brother
    • cousin
    • daughter
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