lecture

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From Medieval Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of lego (“I read”).

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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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a spoken lesson

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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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to teach
to berate, to scold

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Late Latin lēctūra, feminine of Classical Latin lēctūrus

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lecture f. (plural lectures)

  1. reading (act or process of reading)

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lēctūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of lēctūrus
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