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lore

1 American  
[lawr, lohr] / lɔr, loʊr /

noun

  1. the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject.

    the lore of herbs.
    Synonyms:
    wisdom

  2. learning, knowledge, or erudition.

  3. Archaic.

    1. the process or act of teaching; instruction.

    2. something that is taught; lesson.

lore 2 American  
[lawr, lohr] / lɔr, loʊr /

noun

Zoology.

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

lore 1 British  
/ lɔː /

noun

  1. collective knowledge or wisdom on a particular subject, esp of a traditional nature

  2. knowledge or learning

  3. archaic teaching, or something that is taught

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lore 2 British  
/ lɔː /

noun

  1. the surface of the head of a bird between the eyes and the base of the bill

  2. the corresponding area in a snake or fish

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Related Words

See learning.

Other Word Forms

  • loreless adjective

Etymology

Origin of lore1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English lār; cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre “teaching”; learn

Origin of lore2

First recorded in 1615–25; from New Latin lōrum, special use of Latin lōrum “thong, strap”

Example Sentences

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According to the lore, Sandy June’s is more than an ordinary building.

From Literature

I say that as an example of talking about time, of talking about multiverses, of all these complicated things that are part of our science fiction lore and part of our show.

From Los Angeles Times

If you want to hear about the dirt and the lore and the legends, all of it is here, and it’s all pretty unvarnished.

From Salon

Rather than shun the growing underground of youthful hackers, he had been attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club, where young Altair and Commodore users met to trade their tiny software programs and swap lore.

From Los Angeles Times

On the topic of rabid fans: I listened to an episode of “Wilco the Podcast” — these guys are deep in the lore.

From Los Angeles Times

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