Meaning
The fact of no longer having something or someone that you had before.
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Word origin
From Old English los, meaning ruin, and related to the verb lose.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- los
- English cognates
- lose
Examples
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"Loss of" is followed by the thing you no longer have.
losses .
A "loss" is also a game that you did not win.
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People say this to someone whose family member has died.
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