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/fərˈɡɒtən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
No longer remembered or considered.
"The forgotten history of the town was rediscovered by local historians."
- 1
Past participle of forget; to have failed to remember.
"I had forgotten my keys at home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'forgotten' is derived from the Old English 'forgietan', which means 'to lose the power of memory'. The prefix 'for-' indicates a sense of loss, while 'gietan' relates to the act of getting or obtaining. Over time, the term evolved through Middle English as 'forgotten', reflecting a shift towards the notion of something being permanently lost from memory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forgotten" is said worldwide
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oublié
Transliteration: oublié
"L'histoire oubliée de la ville a été redécouverte par des historiens locaux."
vergessen
Transliteration: vergessen
"Die vergessene Geschichte der Stadt wurde von lokalen Historikern wiederentdeckt."
dimenticato
Transliteration: dimenticato
"La storia dimenticata della città è stata riscoperta da storici locali."
olvidado
Transliteration: olvidado
"La historia olvidada de la ciudad fue redescubierta por historiadores locales."
esquecido
Transliteration: esquecido
"A história esquecida da cidade foi redescoberta por historiadores locais."
भूल गया
Transliteration: bhool gaya
"शहर का भूल गया इतिहास स्थानीय इतिहासकारों द्वारा फिर से खोजा गया।"
被遗忘的
Transliteration: bèi yíwàng de
"这个被遗忘的城市历史被当地历史学家重新发现。"
잊혀진
Transliteration: ijhyeojin
"그 잊혀진 도시의 역사는 지역 역사학자들에 의해 다시 발견되었습니다."
忘れられた
Transliteration: wasurerareta
"その忘れられた町の歴史は地元の歴史家によって再発見されました。"
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