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lore

UK/lɔː/ US/loɹ/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

  • “early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend”
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Origin

From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”).

Phrases

  • used in the sense of simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"

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