Thesaurus
lore
lore
noun
Definition of LORE
1
a body of facts learned by study or experience <the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error>
Related Words dope, information, intelligence, know, lowdown, news, skinny [slang]; data, evidence, facts; acquaintance, awareness, familiarity, literacy; erudition, learning, scholarship; expertise, know-how
2
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place <set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished>
Related Words folklife; information, knowledge, wisdom; anecdote, fable, folktale, old wives' tale, tale, yarn
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