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| lec·ture [ lékchər ] |
noun (plural lec·tures) |
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1. instructional speech: an educational speech on a subject made before an audience
  a lecture on the next generation of space probes
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2. teaching session: a session of a class at which a lecture is given
two lectures and two labs a week
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3. reprimand: a lengthy reprimand or scolding concerning something
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verb (past and past participle lec·tured, present participle lec·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular lec·tures) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb give educational speech to somebody: to deliver a lecture to a group of people as a method of instruction
He lectures on stress management all over the country.
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2. intransitive verb be university lecturer: to be employed as a lecturer at a university or college
She lectures at the university.
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3. transitive verb reprimand somebody: to reprimand somebody by making a speech about how a person should behave
lectured her again about her laziness
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| [13th century. Via French< medieval Latin lectura "reading" < Latin lect-, past participle of legere "read"] |
