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lore

1  [lawr, lohr]
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–noun
1. the body of knowledge, esp. of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject: the lore of herbs.
2. learning, knowledge, or erudition.
3. Archaic.
a. the process or act of teaching; instruction.
b. something that is taught; lesson.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME; OE lār; c. D leer, G Lehre teaching. See learn

Related forms:
loreless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. wisdom. See learning.

lore

2  [lawr, lohr]
–noun Zoology.
the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes.
Origin:
1615–25; < NL lōrum, special use of L lōrum thong, strap
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lore 1   (lôr, lōr)   
n.  
  1. Accumulated facts, traditions, or beliefs about a particular subject. See Synonyms at knowledge.
  2. Knowledge acquired through education or experience.
  3. Archaic Material taught or learned.

[Middle English, from Old English lār; see leis-1 in Indo-European roots.]
lore 2   (lôr, lōr)   
n.  The space between the eye and the base of the bill of a bird or between the eye and nostril of a snake.

[Latin lōrum, thong.]
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Lore

Lore\, n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes. (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Lore

Lore\, obs. imp. & p. p. of Lose. [See Lose.] Lost.

Neither of them she found where she them lore. --Spenser.

Lore

Lore\, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. l[=a]r, fr. l?ran to teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. l[ae]re, Sw. l["a]ra. See Learn, and cf. Lere, v. t.]

1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore. "The lore of war." --Fairfax.

His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore. --Milton.

2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel. --Chaucer.

If please ye, listen to my lore. --Spenser.

3. Workmanship. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Language Translation for : lore
Spanish: saber,
German: die Lehre,
Japanese: 伝承
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lore 
O.E. lar "learning, what is taught, knowledge, doctrine," from P.Gmc. *laizo (O.H.G. lera, O.Fris. lare, Du. leer, Ger. Lehre), from *lais- (see learn).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Lore
1. Object-oriented language for knowledge representation. "Etude et Realisation d'un Language Objet: LORE", Y. Caseau, These, Paris-Sud, Nov 1987.
2. CGE, Marcoussis, France. Set-based language [same as 1?] E-mail: Christophe Dony

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