traditional knowledge

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traditional knowledge - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"lorecognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learnedold wives' tale - a bit of lore passed on by word of mouthfolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture