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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions lecture noun  A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to group. During class today the professor delivered an interesting . verb (lectur, ing) To teach, by giving a speech on a given topic. To berate, to scold. Etymology: From lectura "action of reading", from lectus (past participle of legere "to read"), from Proto-Indo-European leg- "gather, collect" (cf. legein "to say, tell, speak, declare", originally, in w:Homer, Homer, "to pick out, select, collect, enumerate"; lexis "speech, diction;" logos "word, speech, thought, account"; lignum "wood, firewood," lit. "that which is gathered"). To read is to "pick out words".      Full Definition of lecture  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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