lore

Plural: lores

Noun

• A body of traditions and knowledge on a particular subject.
• knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
  • "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
• All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
• The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
• The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
• Trivia shared by a person about themself.
• Workmanship.
• The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
• The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Verb

• simple past and past participle of lose
• simple past and past participle of lose, used in the sense of "left"
• simple past and past participle of lese

Examples

• It's Ashot lore that I used to have a priv where I posted pictures of weird animals I found on the street.
• Lore documents reveal that she was backstabbed by her subordinate, who wanted to become king, and she feels vengeful about it.
• Most new followers don't know about my marching band lore.
• The LORE of Scrabble holds that ’Q’ without ’U’ is a rare and powerful play.
• the recondite lore of the Ancient Egyptians

Synonyms

traditional knowledge