Associations to the word «Lore»

Wiktionary

LORE, noun. All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
LORE, noun. The backstory created around a fictional universe.
LORE, noun. (obsolete) workmanship
LORE, noun. (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
LORE, noun. (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
LORE, verb. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of lose

Dictionary definition

LORE, noun. Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky