lore

About 3.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   the recondite lore of the Ancient Egyptians

2. noun The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.

   Lore documents reveal that she was backstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.

3. noun Trivia shared by a person about themselves.

   It's Ashot lore that I used to have a priv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.

4. noun Workmanship.
5. noun The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
6. noun The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
7. verb simple past and past participle of lose
8. verb simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"

Similar words

traditional knowledge erudition knowledge learning history legend wisdom folktale tradition folklore

Often followed by

of and in is that to society as which

Word family

loreal lores