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(lek′s̸hən)

noun

Now Rare the version in a particular text of a certain passage
a selection, as of Scripture, forming part of a religious service; lesson

Origin: L lectio < lectus: see lectin

See lection in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A variant reading or transcription of a text or copy.
A reading from Scripture that forms a part of a church service.

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Origin: Latin lēctiō, lēctiōn-, a reading; see lesson

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