lecture
lecture Lexical Profile
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• noun
An educational talk delivered to an audience, especially to students in a university or college.
"The professor delivered a fascinating lecture on ancient Roman architecture."
A long, serious speech reprimanding or warning someone about their behavior.
"My parents gave me a stern lecture about coming home after curfew."
• verb
To deliver an educational talk or series of talks to an audience or class.
"She lectures on constitutional law at the state university every Tuesday."
To talk seriously or reprovingly to someone in order to criticize their behavior.
"He is always lecturing his younger brother about financial responsibility."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Medieval Latin lectura ('a reading, commentary'), from Latin lectus, the past participle of legere ('to read'). The sense shifted in the 16th century from reading a text aloud to delivering an educational discourse before an audience.