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
: 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
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Noun (1)
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The character in question is a Qunari whose people have very strict gender roles in the lore of the game’s world.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The lore goes that multiple apparitions haunt the area, including 16-year-old Frank Denvin, who fell head-first from a water slide into an empty cement tank in 1896, and two brothers who remain drawn to the dangerous currents.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The stakes for women who stepped out of line changed between Annie’s death and when Lydia’s story became enshrined in North Carolina lore in Roberts’ book.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Their discography, and the larger lore of the group, incorporates a sprawling fictional backstory that can feel intimidatingly complex for the casual fan.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The character in question is a Qunari whose people have very strict gender roles in the lore of the game’s world.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The lore goes that multiple apparitions haunt the area, including 16-year-old Frank Denvin, who fell head-first from a water slide into an empty cement tank in 1896, and two brothers who remain drawn to the dangerous currents.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
The stakes for women who stepped out of line changed between Annie’s death and when Lydia’s story became enshrined in North Carolina lore in Roberts’ book.
—Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lore. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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