1
: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
the lore of baseball heroes
2
: something that is learned:
a
: traditional knowledge or belief
tribal lore
b
: knowledge gained through study or experience
the lore of religious architecture
3
archaic
: something that is taught : lesson
: the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish
—usually used in plural
dark lores
Examples of lore in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Kiffin has since said he wasn’t actually left on the tarmac all those years ago – as it was portrayed back then and stuck in college football lore since – but he was indeed fired at the airport in the overnight hours.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Either way, Thursday marks a great chance to revisit the lore of a young Mahomes, from his ridiculous high school run to his child-athlete prodigy days.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 2025
Moreover, several anecdotes which may have felt more revelatory back in 1995 have since become part of Beatles lore.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The decades that passed without a follow-up earned the band plenty of lore and, for breaching their Island contract, at least one lawsuit.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
Kiffin has since said he wasn’t actually left on the tarmac all those years ago – as it was portrayed back then and stuck in college football lore since – but he was indeed fired at the airport in the overnight hours.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Either way, Thursday marks a great chance to revisit the lore of a young Mahomes, from his ridiculous high school run to his child-athlete prodigy days.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 2025
Moreover, several anecdotes which may have felt more revelatory back in 1995 have since become part of Beatles lore.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lore. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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