Complete Definition of "lore"

see|Lore
English

Pronunciation
(RP): lô, IPA|/l��/, SAMPA|/lO:/
(US): lôr, IPA|/lo�r/ or /l��r/, SAMPA|/lO:r/
Rhymes: rhymes:English:-��(r)|-��(r)
audio|en-uk-lore.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-lore.ogg|Audio (US)
Homophones: law (in non-rhotic accents)

Etymology
Old English lar#Old English|l�r, from West Germanic *laiz�, from *lais- �to teach�. Cognate with Dutch leer#Dutch|leer, German Lehre.

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

Translations
trans-top|all the facts and traditions about a particular subject
Finnish: perimätieto
Icelandic: fróðleikur m, þjóðlegur fróðleikur m
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|the backstory created around a fictional universe
Finnish: taustatarina
trans-mid
trans-bottom

;to be checked
ttbc|Spanish: leyenda f, saber popular m


Basque

Etymology
Sp.|eu term|flor|lang=es

Noun
infl|eu|noun

  1. flower

Category:eu:Flowers|

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