1
: a particular body of knowledge or tradition
the lore of baseball heroes
2
: something that is learned:
a
: traditional knowledge or belief
tribal lore
b
: knowledge gained through study or experience
the lore of religious architecture
3
archaic
: something that is taught : lesson
: the space between the eye and bill in a bird or the corresponding region in a reptile or fish
—usually used in plural
dark lores
Examples of lore in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the home gardener had acquired her herbal lore from many years of trial and error
set out to study the rich lore of the Cajun people of Louisiana before it all vanished
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Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
According to film lore, dozens of A-list actors — from Burt Lancaster to Robert Mitchum — were considered for the part.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Part of the fun of a retro recipe is the lore.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
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Noun
The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.
—Mike Prada, New York Times, 18 May 2026
According to film lore, dozens of A-list actors — from Burt Lancaster to Robert Mitchum — were considered for the part.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Part of the fun of a retro recipe is the lore.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
Diehard fans of the show, however, may be disappointed by the lore-inaccurate representation of some iconic spacecraft, such as the Raptors, which are mounted with railguns and don't have the ability to FTL jump.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 May 2026
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“Lore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lore. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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