lecture (noun)

  • 11lecture room — noun classroom where lectures are given • Hypernyms: ↑classroom, ↑schoolroom …

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  • 12lecture bottle — noun : a narrow metal cylinder about a foot long for holding a compressed gas (as hydrogen sulfide) …

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  • 13Lecture — A lecture is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories and… …

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  • 14Lecture et écriture du persan — Calligraphie de Mir ‘Ali al Katib, circa 1500 1550 Cet article traite de la lecture et de l’écriture du persan telles qu’on les pratique en Afghanistan et en Iran. Dans ces pays (à la différence du Tadjikistan), le persan s’écrit dans un alphabet …

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  • 15public lecture — noun a speech that is open to the public (Freq. 1) he attended a lecture on telecommunications • Syn: ↑lecture, ↑talk • Derivationally related forms: ↑talk (for: ↑talk), ↑ …

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  • 16lecture — [[t]le̱ktʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ lectures, lecturing, lectured 1) N COUNT A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college. ...a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson... In… …

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  • 17lecture — I UK [ˈlektʃə(r)] / US [ˈlektʃər] noun [countable] Word forms lecture : singular lecture plural lectures ** 1) a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university The course will be taught through a… …

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  • 18lecture — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, act of reading, from Late Latin lectura, from Latin lectus, past participle of legere Date: 15th century 1. a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction 2. a formal reproof •… …

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  • 19lecture — lec|ture1 [ lektʃər ] noun count ** 1. ) a talk to a group of people about a particular subject, especially at a college or university: The course will be taught through a series of lectures and seminars. lecture on: a lecture on Dickens give a… …

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  • 20lecture — /ˈlɛktʃə / (say lekchuh) noun 1. a discourse read or delivered before an audience, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso. 2. a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct; a long, tedious reprimand: *The… …