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storylore

storylore noun: the lore associated with stories told within a culture.

Noun

storylore (uncountable)

  1. The lore associated with stories told within a culture.
    • […] these include a host of dirty stories, and the tall tales and traveling jokes which form so much American floating storylore.2008, Richard Mercer Dorson, James P. Leary, Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Origin of storylore

From story + lore.

Questions about storylore

What does storylore mean?
Storylore means the lore associated with stories told within a culture.
What part of speech is storylore?
Storylore is a noun.

Words near storylore in the dictionary

  1. storyline
  2. storyliner
  3. storyliners
  4. storylines
  5. storylining
  6. storylore
  7. storymaker
  8. storymakers
  9. storymaking
  10. storyman
  11. storymen

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