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lore

1
[ lawr, lohr ]
/ lɔr, loʊr /
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noun

the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject: the lore of herbs.
learning, knowledge, or erudition.
Archaic.
  1. the process or act of teaching; instruction.
  2. something that is taught; lesson.

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RELATED WORDS

custom, knowledge, superstition, tale, adage, folklore, fable, tradition, mythology, legend, belief, information, doctrine, saying, saga, science, saw, experience, learning, teaching

Nearby words

lords, house of, lords-and-ladies, lordship, lordship of the isles, lordy, lore, lorelei, loren, lorena, lorentz, lorentz contraction

Origin of lore

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before 950; Middle English; Old English lār; cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre teaching. See learn
Related formslore·less, adjective

Definition for lore (2 of 2)

lore

2
[ lawr, lohr ]
/ lɔr, loʊr /

noun Zoology.

the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.

Origin of lore

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1615–25; < New Latin lōrum, special use of Latin lōrum thong, strap
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British Dictionary definitions for lore (1 of 2)

lore

1
/ (lɔː) /

noun

collective knowledge or wisdom on a particular subject, esp of a traditional nature
knowledge or learning
archaic teaching, or something that is taught

Word Origin for lore

Old English lār; related to leornian to learn

British Dictionary definitions for lore (2 of 2)

lore

2
/ (lɔː) /

noun

the surface of the head of a bird between the eyes and the base of the bill
the corresponding area in a snake or fish

Word Origin for lore

C19: from New Latin lōrum, from Latin: strap
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Word Origin and History for lore

lore

n.

Old English lar "learning, what is taught, knowledge, science, doctrine, art of teaching," from Proto-Germanic *laizo (Old Saxon lera, Old Frisian lare, Middle Dutch lere, Dutch leer, Old High German lera, German Lehre "teaching, precept, doctrine"), from PIE *leis- (see learn).

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