Meaning of LORE
Pronunciation: | | lowr
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" |
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| Synonyms: | | traditional knowledge |
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| See Also: | | cognitive content, content, folklore, mental object, old wives' tale | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Lose}. [See {Lose}.]
Lost.
Neither of them she found where she them lore. --Spenser.
\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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Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | 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 |
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | ancient wisdom, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, bibliography, body of knowledge, body of learning, charm, common law, culture, custom, cyclopedia, doctrine, encyclopedia, erudition, ethos, fable, fairy lore, fairyism, femme fatale, folk motif, folklore, folktale, folkway, immemorial usage, information, knowledge, learning, legend, literature, Lorelei, materials, Mishnah, myth, mythical lore, mythicism, mythology, mythos, popular belief, publications, racial memory, science, seductress, spell, Spiritus Mundi, store of knowledge, Sunna, superstition, superstitiousness, system of knowledge, Talmud, temptress, tradition, traditionalism, traditionality, traditions, treasury of information, wisdom |
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