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lore n : knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" [syn: traditional knowledge]

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Old English lār, from West Germanic *laizā, from *lais- ‘to teach’. Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre.

all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
The backstory created around a fictional universe.

all the facts and traditions about a particular subject

the backstory created around a fictional universe

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Lore may refer to:

Lore, all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
Folklore, acquired knowledge or traditional beliefs
Lore, region between the eye and bill on the side of a bird's head; plural is lores, adjective is loral; this term also applies to analogous structures in fish and reptiles, for example, the loral scales in snakes
Lore (Star Trek), an android in the Star Trek fictional universe
Lore Sjöberg, an internet humourist
Lore, for the Clannad album

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lore in Finnish: Lore

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