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LORE, n. Learning which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or by nature -- commonly designated as folk-lore. e.g. Little Red Riding Hood and the Sugar Trust.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
-- Ambrose Bierce, (Jun 24 1842-1914), US journalist, short-story writer; He was a noted wit, satirist and sardonic short story writer who disappeared while covering the Mexican revolution.

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