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lore

/lɔː/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about lore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
    the recondite lore of the Ancient Egyptians
  2. The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
    Lore documents reveal that she was backstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.
  3. Trivia shared by a person about themselves.
    It's Ashot lore that I used to have a priv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.

noun

  1. The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
  2. The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of lose
  2. simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
  3. simple past and past participle of lese

Origin

From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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