lecture
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Synonyms: vecture, lecturee, lecturn
Antonyms: vecture, lecturee, lecturn
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|a spoken lesson}} A [[spoken]] [[lesson]] or [[exposition]], usually delivered to a [[group]].
- {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[class]] that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university.
- A [[berating]] or [[scolding]], especially if lengthy, formal or given in a [[stern]] or angry manner.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[read]]ing.
Verb
- {{senseid|en|to teach}}{{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To teach (somebody) by giving a [[speech]] on a given topic.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[preach]], to [[berate]], to [[scold]].
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