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wordlore

US/ˈwɜɹdˌloɹ/

wordlore noun: the science, study, or knowledge of words.

Noun

wordlore (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) The science, study, or knowledge of words.
    • Morris mastered the secrets of English wordlore as much better than Shakespeare as the manifold development of the science of language (speechlore) natually enabled him to do.1910, Ruth Sawyer, Poet lore
    • Alcohol wordlore and folklore: Being a compendium of linguistic and social fact and fantasy associated with the use […]1989, American Psychological Association, Psyc books: Volume 2

wordlore meaning in Tamil and Bengali

wordlore in Tamil

சொல்வரலாற்று விளக்கம்

wordlore in Bengali

শব্দ সংক্রান্ত বিজ্ঞান, অধ্যয়ন, জ্ঞান

Forms of wordlore

alternative formword-lore

Origin of wordlore

From word + lore. Compare Old English wordlār (“verbal teaching or instruction”).

Questions about wordlore

What does wordlore mean?
Wordlore means the science, study, or knowledge of words.
What is wordlore in Tamil?
Wordlore in Tamil is சொல்வரலாற்று விளக்கம். See Wordlore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wordlore?
Wordlore is a noun.
How do you pronounce wordlore?
Wordlore is pronounced /ˈwɜɹdˌloɹ/ (US).

Words near wordlore in the dictionary

  1. wordlines
  2. wordling
  3. wordlings
  4. wordlist
  5. wordlists
  6. wordlore
  7. wordly
  8. wordmaker
  9. wordmakers
  10. wordmaking
  11. wordman

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wordlore (page history and authors); wordlore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); wordlore (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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