lore
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈlȯr 
1
: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
the lore of baseball heroes
2
: something that is learned:
a
: traditional knowledge or belief
tribal lore
b
: knowledge gained through study or experience
the lore of religious architecture
3
archaic : something that is taught : lesson
lore
2 of 2noun (2)
: the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish —usually used in plural
dark lores
loreal
ˈlȯr-ē-əl
adjective 
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- knowledge
- science
- wisdom
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English lār; akin to Old High German lēra doctrine, Old English leornian to learn
Noun (2)
New Latin lorum, from Latin, thong, rein; akin to Greek eulēra reins
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Noun (2)
1828, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
lore
noun
ˈlȯr
: common or traditional knowledge or belief baseball lore
lores
noun
1
as in knowledges
a body of facts learned by study or experience the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- knowledges
- sciences
- wisdoms
- expertises
- facts
- literacies
- evidences
- data
- acquaintances
- knows
- information
- scholarships
- skinnies
- news
- familiarities
- intelligence
- lowdowns
- eruditions
- know-hows
- dope
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- innocences
- ignorances
- nesciences
- inexperiences
- unfamiliarities
2
as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished Synonyms & Similar Words
- mythologies
- folklores
- traditions
- legends
- myths
- mythoi
- tales
- information
- wisdoms
- knowledges
- legendries
- folktales
- anecdotes
- fables
- folklives
- yarns
- folklifes
- anecdota
- old wives' tales