lore (noun)

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• lore — ► NOUN ▪ a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject: farming lore. ORIGIN Old English, «instruction»; related to LEARN(Cf. ↑learner) …   English terms dictionary

• lore — noun 1) Arthurian lore Syn: mythology, myths, legends, stories, traditions, folklore, fables, oral tradition, mythos 2) baseball lore Syn: knowledge, learning, wisdom; info …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lore — [ lɔr ] noun uncount traditional knowledge about nature and their culture that people get from their parents and other older people, not from books …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lore — noun (U) knowledge or information about a subject, for example nature or magic, that is not written down but is passed from person to person: This story has become part of the county lore of Ayrshire …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lore — noun /lɔː,lɔɹ,loʊɹ/ a) all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. b) The backstory created around a fictional universe …   Wiktionary

• lore — lore1 noun a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject: farming lore. Origin OE lār instruction , of Gmc origin: related to learn. lore2 noun Zoology the surface on each side of a bird s head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or …   English new terms dictionary

• lore — I. /lɔ / (say law) noun 1. the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject: the lore of herbs. 2. Obsolete learning, knowledge, or erudition. 3. Obsolete teaching or instruction. {Middle… …  

• lore — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lār; akin to Old High German lēra doctrine, Old English leornian to learn Date: before 12th century 1. archaic something that is taught ; lesson 2. something that is learned: a. knowledge gained …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. erudition, scholarship, learning. See knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. enlightenment, wisdom, learning, folklore; see knowledge 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. That which is known about a… …   English dictionary for students

• lore — UK [lɔː(r)] / US [lɔr] noun [uncountable] traditional knowledge about nature and their culture that people get from their parents and other older people, not from books …   English dictionary

• lore — [lɔː] noun [U] traditional knowledge about nature and culture that people get from older people, not from books …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English