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class="semb"><li><div class="trg"><p><span class="iteration"></span><span class="ind">A body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.</span></p><div class="exg"><div class="ex"> <em>‘the jinns of Arabian lore’</em></div></div><div class="crossReference"></div><div class="exg"><div class="ex"> <em>‘baseball lore’</em></div></div><div class="examples"><div class="moreInfo"><button data-behaviour="ga-event" data-value="more example sentences">More example sentences</button></div><div class="exg"><ul><li class="ex"> <em>‘She spent mornings there, according to local lore, reviewing proofs of her work.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘The rich fairy lore of Ireland is the subject of many oral legends.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘The folk healers' knowledge of natural resources and lore is an ancient cultural heritage.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘It has been the subject of lore and the object of cravings for centuries.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘Those innings are now part of the glorious baseball lore of New York and Florida.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘In the realm of sea lore, fact or fiction, stories of sea serpents have long held a special place.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘It is largely secondary knowledge and includes much herbal lore as well as superstition.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘He thought that traditional lore provided them with most of what they would ever need to know.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘Certain parts of the History section are outdated and may therefore conflict with other pieces of lore or stories.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘Romanians have a variety of traditions and lore dating back to antiquity.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘We owe it to the younger generation to pass on the vast lore, knowledge and expertise and let them know the heritage of the county.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘They have had the kind of season that is so rare it will go down in the annals of baseball lore.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘His four books, which ranged over local lore, geology and topography, became standard reading for lovers of the Lake District.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘Collectors have documented children's lore for centuries, often to record what they considered a dying culture.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘These leaders used the wisdom they found during this meeting to begin the tradition of Indian lore at camps.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘Body painting, traditional dance and spoken lore are all virtually impossible to safeguard.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘He considers attitudes to antiquity and to change in general terms, and looks at perceptions of old traditions and proverbial lore.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘This lore was passed on by my mother who had spent many of her childhood holidays on the same beaches, as had her mother before.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘I've always been fascinated by Japanese mermaid lore, which is very different from our mermaid stories.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘He has had a front-row seat for the biggest events in modern New York baseball lore.’</em></li></ul></div></div><div class="synonyms"><div class="moreInfo"><button data-behaviour="ga-event-synonyms" data-value="expand/collapse">Synonyms</button></div><div class="exg"><div class="exs"><strong>mythology</strong>, myths, legends, stories, traditions, folklore, culture, beliefs, sayings, superstitions, fantasy, oral tradition</div><div class="exs"><strong>knowledge</strong>, learning, wisdom</div><a data-behaviour="ga-event-synonyms" data-value="view synonyms" href="/web/20190327184253/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/thesaurus/lore">View synonyms</a></div></div></div></li></ul></section><div class="banbox"><div class="container"><div class="banner "><div id="div-gpt-ad-1467380500547-1"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { 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each side of a bird's head between the eye and the upper base of the beak, or between the eye and nostril in snakes.</span></p><div class="crossReference"></div><div class="examples"><div class="moreInfo"><button data-behaviour="ga-event" data-value="more example sentences">Example sentences</button></div><div class="exg"><ul><li class="ex"> <em>‘With some birds, the lores presents the most conspicuous field mark.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘It shared the same yellow lores, median crown stripe, and goatee-like black malar markings.’</em></li><li class="ex"> <em>‘We determined the sex of birds in the field from the color of the lores (males black, females brown.’</em></li></ul></div></div></div></li></ul></section><section class="etymology etym"><h3><strong>Origin</strong></h3><div class="senseInnerWrapper"><p>Early 19th century: from Latin lorum ‘strap’.</p></div></section><section class="pronSection etym"><h3><strong>Pronunciation</strong><a class="ipaLink" 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