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playlore

playlore noun: the lore associated with games played by children.

Noun

playlore (uncountable)

  1. The lore associated with games played by children.
    • A particular challenge in twentieth-century Australia concerns the need to protect children's traditional playlore, to defend its value, and the time and space children need to practice their own culture.2015, Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Michael M. Patte, James E. Johnson, David Kuschner, International Perspectives on Children's Play, page 169

Origin of playlore

From play + lore.

Questions about playlore

What does playlore mean?
Playlore means the lore associated with games played by children.
What part of speech is playlore?
Playlore is a noun.

Words near playlore in the dictionary

  1. playlist
  2. playlisted
  3. playlisting
  4. playlistism
  5. playlists
  6. playlore
  7. playlot
  8. playlots
  9. playlunch
  10. playlunches
  11. playmaker

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