word-lore

or word·lore

[ wurd-lawr, -lohr ]

noun
  1. a study of words and derivations.

  2. the vocabulary of a particular language and the history of its words.

Origin of word-lore

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby word-lore

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How to use word-lore in a sentence

  • The writer on word-lore must of necessity build on what has already been done, happy if he can add a few bricks to the edifice.

  • In word-lore, as in other sciences, it is seldom safe to lay down the law without a little conscientious "hedging."