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Etymology
From ML. lectura "action of reading", from L. lectus (past participle of legere "to read"), from Proto-Indo-European *leg- "gather, collect" (cf. Gr. λέγειν legein "to say, tell, speak, declare", originally, in w:Homer|Homer, "to pick out, select, collect, enumerate"; λέξι� lexis "speech, diction;" λ�γο� logos "word, speech, thought, account"; L. lignum "wood, firewood," lit. �that which is gathered�). To read is to "pick out words".

Noun
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en-noun

1. A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to group.

#:During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.

Translations
trans-top|a spoken lesson
Bulgarian: лек�и� (lektsia), f
Czech: p�ednáška f
Finnish: luento
French: conférence, cours magistral
German: :de:Vorlesung|Vorlesung, f
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Greek: διάλεξη (dialexi) f
Persian: سخ�را��
Swedish: föreläsning
Telugu: �పన�యాస� (upanyaasaM)
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Verb
en-verb|lectur|ing

1. To teach, by giving a speech on a given topic.
2. To berate, to scold.

Translations
trans-top|to teach
Finnish: luennoida
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French: donner une conférence, donner un cours magistral
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trans-top|to berate, to scold
Finnish: läksyttää
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Related terms
lecturer

French

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. reading

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• 2007-12-22 19:14 - WikiPedant - tweaked defn; added example sentence; cleaned up a bit

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