lore
noun
[ lɔː ]
• a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
• "the jinns of Arabian lore"
Similar:
mythology,
myths,
legends,
stories,
traditions,
folklore,
culture,
beliefs,
sayings,
superstitions,
fantasy,
oral tradition,
mythos,
mythus,
knowledge,
learning,
wisdom,
know-how,
how-to,
Origin:
Old English lār ‘instruction’, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch leer, German Lehre, also to learn.
lore
noun
• the surface on each side of a bird's head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or between the eye and nostril in snakes.
Origin:
early 19th century: from Latin lorum ‘strap’.
