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Meanings of lore in English

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Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.

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Usage of lore in English
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Yet we can apply cultural knowledge and lore to this problem too.
The Guardian
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She knew all the birds; she was high up in that lore.
What Is Man? and Other Essays
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Fifty-something years ago-aboutthe same time that the lore had mysteriously ended.
Touching darkness
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Each is founded on animal lore and is told in simple language.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
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But great though his lore may be, it must have a source.
The lord of the rings
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His appeal was to the lore of the woods and to valor.
The Hunters of the Hills
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The walls were lined with books,-manyin language and deep in lore.
Lucretia — Volume 01
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It is only two lines of a verse long known in Elven-lore:
The lord of the rings
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Arnold's sighting marks the origin point of modern UFO lore and terminology.
Wired
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He learned the lore of the mountains, the woods, and the fields.
Old Greek Stories
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And the basket plays an important part in their legends and folk-lore.
A Truthful Woman in Southern California
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Andurand's near-perfect run in 2008 became the stuff of oil market lore.
Reuters
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Yet despite Keeper's vast lore, the reaver had never heard their songs.
The Lair of Bones
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In the eighteenth century, Old Norse literature was the lore of antiquarians.
The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature
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The book of lore associated with this section is Book of Humanity.
A Wiccan Bible
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Celina has explored the treasures of classic lore in music and literature.
The Story of a Summer / Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua
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Lore through the time
Lore across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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