lecture

Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“I read, I recite”).

Example Sentences

• "During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture."
• "The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator."
• "We will not have lecture tomorrow."

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