Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laborlore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: labor-lore
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Folk elements of the lives of workers.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Returning to college at 40, he began studying what he called laborlore: the work songs, slang, craft techniques and tales that helped to define the trade unions and create a sense of group identity."

Etymology

From labor + lore.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does laborlore mean?: Folk elements of the lives of workers.
Where does laborlore come from?: From labor + lore.

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