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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lore1 /lɔr/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the body of knowledge or learning, esp. of a traditional or popular nature, on a particular subject:nature lore.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lore1 (lôr, lōr),USA pronunciation n. - the body of knowledge, esp. of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:the lore of herbs.
- learning, knowledge, or erudition.
- [Archaic.]
- the process or act of teaching;
instruction. - something that is taught;
lesson.
- bef. 950; Middle English; Old English lār; cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre teaching. See learn
lore′less, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wisdom. See learning.
lore2 (lôr, lōr),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]- Zoologythe space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.
- Neo-Latin lōrum, special use of Latin lōrum thong, strap
- 1615–25
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