Lore
noun
Traditional knowledge or stories that are passed down from generation to generation.
The country's rich folklore is passed down through stories, songs, and dances.
Often appears as...
- folk lore
- ancient lore
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Literary
noun
The body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject.
The lore of wine-making has been passed down through generations of the family.
Often appears as...
- local lore
- family lore
noun
The body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
The game's lore is complex and interconnected, making it feel like a real world.
Often appears as...
- game lore
- sports lore
noun
In a zoological context, the space between the eye and the bill, or the corresponding space in snakes, spiders etc.
The bird has a distinctive yellow stripe on its lore.
Often appears as...
- bird lore
- snake lore
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Technical
noun
Traditional knowledge or stories that are passed down from generation to generation.
The country's rich folklore is passed down through stories, songs, and dances.
Often appears as...
- folk lore
- ancient lore
Usage tips
Literary
noun
The body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject.
The lore of wine-making has been passed down through generations of the family.
Often appears as...
- local lore
- family lore
noun
The body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
The game's lore is complex and interconnected, making it feel like a real world.
Often appears as...
- game lore
- sports lore
noun
In a zoological context, the space between the eye and the bill, or the corresponding space in snakes, spiders etc.
The bird has a distinctive yellow stripe on its lore.
Often appears as...
- bird lore
- snake lore
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Heritage
Lore often involves stories important to a community's identity and values.
The elders shared the village's lore to keep their customs alive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
Lore may include myths and legends that aren't factual but serve to teach or entertain.
His grandfather told tales of maritime lore, full of sea monsters and mermaids.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Heritage
Lore often involves stories important to a community's identity and values.
The elders shared the village's lore to keep their customs alive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
Lore may include myths and legends that aren't factual but serve to teach or entertain.
His grandfather told tales of maritime lore, full of sea monsters and mermaids.
Pro Tip 1/2Cultural Heritage
Lore often involves stories important to a community's identity and values.
The elders shared the village's lore to keep their customs alive.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always True
Lore may include myths and legends that aren't factual but serve to teach or entertain.
His grandfather told tales of maritime lore, full of sea monsters and mermaids.
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Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
There's just a little bit of it sequenced. There's almost no epidemiology or studies on it. No one would even consider it, because no one had a clue that it could cause respiratory failure. And why is that? Just lore. There's no data -- no data to support whether it causes severe or mild disease.
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It's a church. It's a...
carry the lore of distant northern lands. But your attention is caught by the grand dome, representing the heavens. Reaching over 50 meters high and over 30 meters in diameter and ringed by windows around its base, the golden dome appears suspended from heaven,
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How did Dracula become...
Vampire lore in the region predated Christianity's arrival and persisted despite the church's efforts to eliminate pagan beliefs. Stories of vampires originated from misinterpretations of diseases, such as rabies, and pellagra, and decomposition.
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Coya Paz Brownrigg: The...
local lore often served as an alternative archive, a different way of recording history. A ghost story about someone being killed and coming back to haunt the town was an important arrow, a sign to look more deeply into the history of a place.
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Big Cats Wild for Calvin...
various perfumes and colognes because it's it's sort of in zoo lore we've known about that for years smell is an important sense for all cat species an investigating sense is common especially those in an artificial setting which
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Do Shark Stories Help...
the show we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have at national geographic and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world sorry guys on today's episode we're looking at shark lore to understand how it impacts
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Titan of terror: the...
Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. By now, these have become standard elements in many modern horror stories.
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How ancient art...
There, he found inspiration in the island's inhabitants, landscape, and culture to create artwork that intertwined European themes and Polynesian lore. Others looked the cultures of the Islamic world,
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Is there any truth to...
Wace added another centerpiece of Arthurian lore to Geoffrey’s sword, castle, the Round Table. He wrote that Arthur had the table constructed so that all guests in his court would be equally placed,
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The gender-fluid history...
a collective term for shamans of various ethnic groups. They were the community healers, specialists in herbal and divine lore. They delivered babies and communicated with the spirit world.
Video examples
Joe DeRisi: Hunting the...
There's just a little bit of it sequenced. There's almost no epidemiology or studies on it. No one would even consider it, because no one had a clue that it could cause respiratory failure. And why is that? Just lore. There's no data -- no data to support whether it causes severe or mild disease.
Video examples
It's a church. It's a...
carry the lore of distant northern lands. But your attention is caught by the grand dome, representing the heavens. Reaching over 50 meters high and over 30 meters in diameter and ringed by windows around its base, the golden dome appears suspended from heaven,
Video examples
How did Dracula become...
Vampire lore in the region predated Christianity's arrival and persisted despite the church's efforts to eliminate pagan beliefs. Stories of vampires originated from misinterpretations of diseases, such as rabies, and pellagra, and decomposition.
Video examples
Coya Paz Brownrigg: The...
local lore often served as an alternative archive, a different way of recording history. A ghost story about someone being killed and coming back to haunt the town was an important arrow, a sign to look more deeply into the history of a place.
Video examples
Big Cats Wild for Calvin...
various perfumes and colognes because it's it's sort of in zoo lore we've known about that for years smell is an important sense for all cat species an investigating sense is common especially those in an artificial setting which
Video examples
Do Shark Stories Help...
the show we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have at national geographic and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world sorry guys on today's episode we're looking at shark lore to understand how it impacts
Video examples
Titan of terror: the...
Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. By now, these have become standard elements in many modern horror stories.
Video examples
How ancient art...
There, he found inspiration in the island's inhabitants, landscape, and culture to create artwork that intertwined European themes and Polynesian lore. Others looked the cultures of the Islamic world,
Video examples
Is there any truth to...
Wace added another centerpiece of Arthurian lore to Geoffrey’s sword, castle, the Round Table. He wrote that Arthur had the table constructed so that all guests in his court would be equally placed,
Video examples
The gender-fluid history...
a collective term for shamans of various ethnic groups. They were the community healers, specialists in herbal and divine lore. They delivered babies and communicated with the spirit world.
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Chris Avellone
American Designer
A lot of the strength of an RPG world lies in its foundation: its systems, lore, and when appropriate, its magic systems. While there are elements tied to 'Project: Eternity' that at first glance seem to be classic fantasy, that's intentional - we do want to recreate some elements of a High Fantasy experience.
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Jason Day
Australian Athlete
I want to win so bad, but I think I've had too much of that lore for attraction that you'll do anything possible to get it. Sometimes people are there at a good time and kind of stumble upon it. Right time, right place type thing. I just want to keep working toward it with my mind and my body.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
Skeptical of strangers, lobstermen are keepers of secrets, working in the howling wind and hot sun, the icy snows, and bewildering fog. When I was growing up, the lore was that they had the right to shoot anyone who messed with their traps.
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Brian K. Vaughan
American Writer
I was embarrassingly well-versed in Marvel lore, so it was pretty easy to slip into that world. But really, already, by the time I'd started writing superhero comics, my dream was really to be writing my own characters.
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Gavin Hood
South African Director
In the comic-book lore, of course, you mutate post a traumatic event. You must have the mutant gene, but if something traumatic happens to you, usually at puberty, then that mutation manifests itself.
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John Hume
Irish Politician
Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.
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Jeff Jarrett
American Wrestler
Pretty much my entire life has been played out in front of wrestling fans, even the stuff - I guess you could say the legend and lore - which has grown.
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Lights
Canadian Musician
The comic hobbyists world is so passionate about the details and the lore and the more you get into that, the more interesting it is for you.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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Dante Basco
American Actor
Hook' became a cult classic without all the lore.
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Chris Avellone
American Designer
A lot of the strength of an RPG world lies in its foundation: its systems, lore, and when appropriate, its magic systems. While there are elements tied to 'Project: Eternity' that at first glance seem to be classic fantasy, that's intentional - we do want to recreate some elements of a High Fantasy experience.
Quote examples
Jason Day
Australian Athlete
I want to win so bad, but I think I've had too much of that lore for attraction that you'll do anything possible to get it. Sometimes people are there at a good time and kind of stumble upon it. Right time, right place type thing. I just want to keep working toward it with my mind and my body.
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Isabel Gillies
American Actress
Skeptical of strangers, lobstermen are keepers of secrets, working in the howling wind and hot sun, the icy snows, and bewildering fog. When I was growing up, the lore was that they had the right to shoot anyone who messed with their traps.
Quote examples
Brian K. Vaughan
American Writer
I was embarrassingly well-versed in Marvel lore, so it was pretty easy to slip into that world. But really, already, by the time I'd started writing superhero comics, my dream was really to be writing my own characters.
Quote examples
Gavin Hood
South African Director
In the comic-book lore, of course, you mutate post a traumatic event. You must have the mutant gene, but if something traumatic happens to you, usually at puberty, then that mutation manifests itself.
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John Hume
Irish Politician
Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.
Quote examples
Jeff Jarrett
American Wrestler
Pretty much my entire life has been played out in front of wrestling fans, even the stuff - I guess you could say the legend and lore - which has grown.
Quote examples
Lights
Canadian Musician
The comic hobbyists world is so passionate about the details and the lore and the more you get into that, the more interesting it is for you.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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Dante Basco
American Actor
Hook' became a cult classic without all the lore.
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