Lecture Definition
lĕkchər
lectured, lectures, lecturing
noun
lectures
An informative talk given as before an audience or class and usually prepared beforehand.
Webster's New World
An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
American Heritage
The text of such a talk.
Webster's New World
A lengthy rebuke or scolding.
Webster's New World
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verb
lectured, lectures, lecturing
To give a lecture or lectures.
Webster's New World
To give a lecture to.
Webster's New World
To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length.
Always lecturing me about my manners.
American Heritage
(intransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
The professor lectured to two classes this morning.
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Origin of Lecture
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Middle English a reading from Old French from Medieval Latin lēctūra from Latin lēctus past participle of legere to read leg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Medieval Latin lectura (“reading"), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“I read, I recite").
From Wiktionary
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