lore
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) lô, IPA: /lɔː/, SAMPA: /lO:/
- (US) lôr, IPA: /loʊr/, /lɔːr/, SAMPA: /lO:r/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
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- Homophones: law (in some non-rhotic accents)
[edit] Etymology
Old English lār, from West Germanic *laizā, from *lais- ‘to teach’. Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre.
[edit] Noun
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lore (uncountable)
- all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
- The backstory created around a fictional universe.
[edit] Translations
all the facts and traditions about a particular subject
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the backstory created around a fictional universe
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- to be checked
- Spanish: leyenda f., saber popular m.
[edit] Basque
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
lore
[edit] Ido
[edit] Adverb
lore
- then
- Ilu forsis la chefa pordo, iris trans la longa vestibulo e lore apertis la pordo dil koqueyo. — He forced the main door, went through the long hall, and then opened the door of the kitchen.