Definition of lost art
- Writing letters has become something of a lost art.
: not made use of, won, or claimed
: no longer possessed
: no longer known
: skill acquired by experience, study, or observation
: a branch of learning:
: one of the humanities
: produced as an artistic effort or for decorative purposes
: archaic present tense second-person singular of be
— see -ard
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