English Dictionary: Lore | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lore \Lore\, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. l[be]r, fr. l[?]ran to teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan. l[91]re, Sw. l[84]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. [bd]The lore of war.[b8] --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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lore \Lore\, n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zo[94]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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lore \Lore\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Lose}. [See {Lose}.] Lost. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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 |