lecture

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Related terms 2.3 Anagrams

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From Mediaeval Latin lectura "action of reading", from Latin lectus (past participle of legere "to read"), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- "gather, collect" (cf. Greek λέγειν legein "to say, tell, speak, declare", originally, in Homer, "to pick out, select, collect, enumerate"; λέξις lexis "speech, diction;" Latin lignum "wood, firewood," lit. “that which is gathered”). To read is to "pick out words".

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lecture (plural lectures)

1. A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to group.

   During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.

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to lecture (third-person singular simple present lectures, present participle lecturing, simple past and past participle lectured)

1. To teach, by giving a speech on a given topic.
2. To berate, to scold.

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• See also Wikisaurus:reprehend

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• analects
• lecturer

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lecture f. (plural lectures)

1. reading

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• relecture

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• lire

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• Alphagram: ceelrtu
• lecteur