| NOUN | cognition | traditional knowledge, lore | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote |
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| Meaning | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote. | |
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| Synonym | lore | |
| Narrower | folklore | The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
| old wives' tale | A bit of lore passed on by word of mouth | |
| Broader | content, cognitive content, mental object | The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
| Spanish | saber popular | |
| Catalan | saber popular, saviesa | |
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