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lection definition

lec·tion (lek′s̸hən)

noun

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

Etymology: L lectio < lectus: see lectin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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