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See also:Lore,łore,lóre,andlòre

English

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishlore, fromOld Englishlār, fromProto-West Germanic*laiʀu, fromProto-Germanic*laizō, from*laizijaną(“to teach”). Cognate withDutchleer,GermanLehre,Swedishlära andDanishlære. See alsolearn.

Noun

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lore (countable anduncountable,plurallores)

  1. All thefacts andtraditions about a particularsubject that have beenaccumulated overtime througheducation orexperience.
    the reconditelore of the Ancient Egyptians
  3. (chiefly fandomslang) Thebackstory, especially for acharacter orsetting, created around afictionaluniverse.
    Coordinate term:canon
    Lore documents reveal that she wasbackstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.
    • 2018 March 6, Martin Robinson, “Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne”, inEurogamer‎[1]:
      You might have stumbled upon discussions of Bloodborne'slore - there are plenty of discussions about Bloodborne'slore - which can be more than a little dense and, to the outsider, off-putting.
    1. (by extension, Internetslang)Trivia shared by a person about themself.
      It's Ashotlore that I used to have apriv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.
      Most new followers don't know about my marching bandlore.
  4. (obsolete)Workmanship.
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all the facts and traditions about a particular subject—see alsofolklore
the backstory created around a fictional universe—see alsofolklore

Etymology 2

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FromLatinlorum(“thong, strap”).

Noun

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lore (plurallores)

  1. (anatomy) The region between the eyes andnostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
    • 2022,Jim Crace,eden, Picador, page40:
      He’s sticky and encrusted on one side below his beak and amongst thelores around his eyes by the pips and juices he has dined upon, the pith and pulp of feeding.
  2. (anatomy) Theanterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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lore

  1. (obsolete)simplepast andpastparticiple oflose
  2. (obsolete)simplepast andpastparticiple oflose, used in the sense of "left"
  3. (obsolete)simplepast andpastparticiple oflese

Anagrams

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Basque

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BasqueWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaeu

Etymology

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FromLatinflos,florem.

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Noun

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lore inan

  1. flower
    Lore hauek norentzat dira? ―Who are theseflowers for?

Declension

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Declension oflore(inan V-stem)
indefinitesingularpluralproximal plural
absolutivelorelorealoreakloreok
ergativelorekloreakloreekloreok
dativeloreriloreariloreeiloreoi
genitivelorerenlorearenloreenloreon
comitativelorerekinlorearekinloreekinloreokin
causativelorerengatiklorearengatikloreengatikloreongatik
benefactivelorerentzatlorearentzatloreentzatloreontzat
instrumentallorezloreazloreezloreotaz
innesiveloretanloreanloreetanloreotan
locativeloretakolorekoloreetakoloreotako
allativeloretaraloreraloreetaraloreotara
terminativeloretarainolorerainoloreetarainoloreotaraino
directiveloretarantzlorerantzloreetarantzloreotarantz
destinativeloretarakolorerakoloreetarakoloreotarako
ablativeloretatikloretikloreetatikloreotatik
partitivelorerik———
prolativeloretzat———

Further reading

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  • “lore”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “lore”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Chichewa

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishlorry.

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Noun

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lore class9 (pluralmalore class6)

  1. lorry
    Synonym:gálímoto

References

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  • Steven Paas (2016),Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[2], Oxford University Press, page268

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Etymology

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Fromlor(“at the time of, at the same time as”) +‎-e(“adverb”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.re/,/ˈlɔ.ɾɛ/

Adverb

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lore

  1. (demonstrative adverb)then,at the time
    Ilu forsis la chefa pordo, iris trans la longa vestibulo elore apertis la pordo dil koqueyo.
    He forced the main door, went through the long hall, andthen opened the door of the kitchen.

Related terms

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  • lora(“then, now”)

See also

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  • ita(“that(person)”)
  • ito(“that(thing)”)
  • iti(“that(plural)”)
  • pro ito(“therefore”)
  • ibe(“there”)
  • tala(“such kind of”)
  • tanta(“so much”)

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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    FromOld Englishlār, fromProto-West Germanic*laiʀu, fromProto-Germanic*laizō

    The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases, while forms with/ɛː/ are influenced byleren(“to teach”).

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    lore (plurallores)

    1. Education orteaching; theprovision ofknowledge.
    2. Studying orlearning; theabsorption ofknowledge.
    3. Knowledge orinformation, especially:
      • 1407,The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages40–41:
        And thei sauouriden so hisloore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… …taughten and wroten bisili this forseidelore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto… And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke thelore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”
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      1. Doctrine; atenet or thetenets of a religion orscience.
      2. Atopic orfield ofresearch; adiscipline.
      3. (rare)Competence orproficiency; one's skill in adiscipline.
    4. Adirective,instruction, or set of them:
      1. Anadmonition orexhortation; a ferventplea.
      2. Aconduct orconducts;guidance.
    5. (rare)Significance,value, orimportance.
    6. (rare) Atale ornarrative.
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    Etymology 2

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      FromOld Englishlor.

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      lore

      2. Loss; the act of losing something, especially soldiers inbattle.
      3. Ruin,destruction, orinjury.
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      Moore

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed fromEnglishlorry, compareFarefareloore.

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      lore (pluralloaya)

      1. vehicle
      2. car,automobile

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      Old English

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      lore

      1. dativesingular oflor

      Spanish

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed fromEnglishlore.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈloɾe/[ˈlo.ɾe]
      • Rhymes:-oɾe
      • Syllabification:lo‧re

      Noun

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      lore m (plurallores)

      1. (Internet)lore

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      Adjective

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      lore m (possessive,plural)

      1. theirs
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