lore

IPA: ɫˈɔr

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
The backstory created around a fictional universe.
(obsolete) Workmanship.
(anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
(anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Examples of "lore" in Sentences

The essence of the lore concerns two children.
But he's part of the lore of the folk of the British Isles.
The text marks the beginning of a new trend of pathetic lore.
In ocean lore, the sight of this phantom ship is a portent of doom.
The church plays an important role in the lore of the city of Naples.
According to local lore, the animals were off the island within minutes.
Only by the subjective rules of the lore itself is the context irrelevant.
Or the tales of the Great Deluge that exist in Luzon and in Visayan lores.
I accept the invention of the hamburger as valid local lore worthy of mention.
Her never failing presence at various township meetings was the stuff of local lore.