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dragonlore en · NOUN

Etymology

From dragon + lore.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The lore dealing with dragons.
    • Indeed, the Russian contribution to dragonlore is to be found in the clear connection made between the monster and the witch. The dragon appears to symbolize the winter and underworld nature of Yaga […] 1993, Joanna Hubbs, Mother Russia: The Feminine Myth in Russian Culture:
    • This form, which was inspired largely by Lord Dunsany in his "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth" and similar writings, combined the ancient materials of The Arabian Nights with chivalric legend and dragonlore of the North. 1982, Roger C. Schlobin, The Aesthetics of fantasy literature and art:
    • […] speculations on astrology, astronomy, alchemy, unidentified flying objects, giantlore and dragonlore […] 1974, Paul Screeton, Quicksilver heritage: the mystic leys: