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Synonyms & Antonyms 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
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Words Related to lore
- dope,
- information,
- intelligence,
- know,
- lowdown,
- news,
- skinny
- [slang]
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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
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