lore

See also Lore, łore, lóre, and lòre

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) lô, IPA: /lɔː/, SAMPA: /lO:/
• (US) lôr, IPA: , /lɔɹ/, /loʊɹ/, SAMPA: /lO:r/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

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• Homophones: law (in some non-rhotic accents)

Etymology

Old English lār, from West Germanic *laizā, from *lais- ‘to teach’. Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre.

Noun

lore (uncountable)

1. all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
2. The backstory created around a fictional universe.

Derived terms

• birdlore
• booklore
• catlore
• doglore
• faxlore
• fishlore
• folklore
• photocopylore
• woodlore
• wortlore
• xeroxlore

Translations

all the facts and traditions about a particular subject

Finnish: perimätieto (fi) Icelandic: fróðleikur (is) m., þjóðlegur fróðleikur (is) m.

Macedonian: знаење (mk) (znáenje) n. Scottish Gaelic: seanchas (gd) m.

the backstory created around a fictional universe

Finnish: taustatarina

to be checked

• Spanish: leyenda f., saber popular m.

Anagrams

• Orel, orle, relo, role, rôle

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Basque

Etymology

Spanish flor

Noun

lore

1. flower

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Ido

Adverb

lore

1. 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.

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Tarantino

Adjective

lore (possesive, plural) m. and f.

1. theirs