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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
lore
lore [lore lores] BrE [lɔː(r)] NAmE [lɔːr] noun uncountable knowledge and information related to a particular subject, especially when this is not written down; the stories and traditions of a particular group of people •weather lore •Celtic lore see also ↑folklore Word Origin: Old English lār ‘instruction’, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch leer, German Lehre, also to ↑learn. Example Bank: •Local lore has it that a young girl who washes in this well will always have a fair complexion. •We know little about the lore and traditions of this ancient people. •Women with an understanding of herbal lore were often regarded as witches. •an expert in ancient Celtic lore
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