Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lawr, lohr]
- /lɔr, loʊr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [lawr, lohr]
- /lɔr, loʊr/
Definitions of lores word
- noun lores the space between the eye and the bill of a bird, or a corresponding space in other animals, as snakes. 1
- abbreviation LORES low-resolution. 1
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Origin of lores
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English lār; cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre teaching. See learn
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Parts of speech for Lores
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lores popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lores usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lores
noun lores
- mythoi — plural of mythos.
- mythologies — Plural form of mythology.