lecture
/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ · lec·ture
noun
- A spoken lesson or exposition delivered to an audience, especially in an academic setting. The professor's lecture on quantum mechanics lasted an hour.
- A course primarily consisting of such spoken sessions, typically at a college or university. She enrolled in a lecture on Renaissance art.
- A reprimand or scolding, especially one that is lengthy or moralizing. After the mistake, his manager gave him a lecture about workplace safety.
verb
- To give a lecture; to teach by delivering a formal talk on a subject. Dr. Patel lectured the freshman class on genetics.
- To admonish or scold someone in a moralizing way. Her mother lectured her about the dangers of staying out late.
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Did you know? The word lecture originally referred to a public reading of legal or religious texts in medieval Europe, and only later came to mean the spoken instructional sessions we know today.