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Lore Common

Lore has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

"early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

2

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

"The ornithologist carefully measured the bird's lore to determine if it matched the species' standard dimensions."

3

The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of lose

"After he lost his keys, I had to wait while he looked for them again before we could leave."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
content
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
old wives' tale folklore
Rhyming Words
ore nore yore core tore vore sore fore dore more kore wore bore pore gore hore rore prore whore afore
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