lore
All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated…All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
» The story doesn't have lore, but it doesn't not have lore either.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
the recondite lore of the Ancient Egyptians
Wissen, Überlieferung, Kunde
зна́ниеznánije
(countable, slang, uncountable)The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
Lore documents reveal that she was backstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.
Saga, Hintergrund
лорlor, преда́ниеpredánije
лорlor
The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
(Internet, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable)Trivia shared by a person about themselves.
It's Ashot lore that I used to have a priv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.
Most new followers don't know about my marching band lore.
The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Workmanship.
- knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
Examples
9 sentencesThe story doesn't have lore, but it doesn't not have lore either.
And here I stand, with all my lore, poor fool, no wiser than before.
deDa steh’ ich nun, ich armer Tor, und bin so klug als wie zuvor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What we know of the game's lore is assembled from numerous fragmentary snippets of text found in item descriptions, dialog, and cutscenes.
Ziri knows everything about Native American lore.
I do not care for lore and plot. Gameplay is paramount.
ruМне нет дела до лора и сюжетки. Самое важное — геймплей. — ZegPhig
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from ProtFrom Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.
From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).
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Forms
plural: loresSynonyms
1 synonyms- knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote:traditional knowledge
Word family
71 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable