"speechlore" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From speech + lore. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|speech|lore}} speech + lore Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} speechlore (uncountable)
  1. The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-speechlore-en-noun-0xpW~bHE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 27
  2. (nonce word) Philology; grammar. Tags: nonce-word, uncountable
    Sense id: en-speechlore-en-noun-aYuG~Rv1

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          "ref": "1984, James W. Parins, William Barnes",
          "text": "[...] in Athenaeum called him \"an enthusiast,\" which almost goes without saying, but went on to say that his book is valuable inasmuch as it does \"do good, as it teaches many overlooked (I [Barnes] say little known) points of speechlore.",
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