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Meaning of wordlore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The science, study, or knowledge of words.

uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“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.”
“Alcohol wordlore and folklore: Being a compendium of linguistic and social fact and fantasy associated with the use […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wordmaker wordmaking wordman wordmanship wordmark wordmaster

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