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lore 1  (lôr, lr)
n.
1. Accumulated facts, traditions, or beliefs about a particular subject. See Synonyms at knowledge.
2. Knowledge acquired through education or experience.
3. Archaic Material taught or learned.

[Middle English, from Old English lr; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]

lore 2  (lôr, lr)
n.
The space between the eye and the base of the bill of a bird or between the eye and nostril of a snake.

[Latin lrum, thong.]

lore1
n
1. collective knowledge or wisdom on a particular subject, esp of a traditional nature
2. knowledge or learning
3. Archaic teaching, or something that is taught
[Old English lār; related to leornian to learn]

lore2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the surface of the head of a bird between the eyes and the base of the bill
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding area in a snake or fish
[from New Latin lōrum, from Latin: strap]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lorelore - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
old wives' tale - a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

lore
noun
1. traditions, sayings, experience, saws, teaching, beliefs, wisdom, doctrine, mythos, folk-wisdom, traditional wisdom the Book of the Sea, which was stuffed with sailors' lore.
2. learning, knowledge, know-how (informal), scholarship, letters, erudition prophets and diviners, knowledgeable in the lore of the stars
Translations
lore [lɔːʳ] Nsaber m popular
in local loresegún la tradición local
he knows a lot about plant loresabe mucho de plantas

lore [ˈlɔːr] ntraditions fpl

lore
nÜberlieferungen pl; in local lorenach hiesiger Überlieferung; plant lorePflanzenkunde f

lore [lɔːʳ] ntradizioni fpl
plant/weather lore → cognizioni fpl sulle piante/sul tempo
lore [lɔːʳ] ntradizioni fpl
plant/weather lore → cognizioni fpl sulle piante/sul tempo

lore
n lore [loː]
knowledge handed down on a subject the lore of the sea. wysheid, kundigheid معرِفَه متوارَثَه عن موضوع знания tradice overlevering die Lehre λαϊκή παράδοση saber õpetus فرهنگ نژادی perimätieto traditions תוֹרָה, יֶדַע विधा, जनश्रुति predaja, znanost tudomány hikayat (þjóðlegur) fróðleikur sapere 伝承 콧등 tradicinis žinojimas, išmintis zināšanas (noteiktā nozarē) tradisi overgeleverde kennis tradisjon; kunnskap wiedza conhecimento cunoştinţe (специальные) знания tradícia izročilo poznavanje kunskap, kännedom, lära ความรู้ที่ถ่ายทอดสืบต่อกันมา bilgi(ler) 學問, 知識 практичні знання کسی موضوع پر روایات کا مجموعہ tri thức ,


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It is significant to remember that Mukerji's works were directed at a Western audience; he wanted to introduce American children to the ancient lores of India and the wisdom that Indian parents quite naturally pass on to their children through storytelling.
 
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