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lecture
- /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ UK
- [ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə] UK
- /ˈlek.t͡ʃə/ Australia
- [ˈlek.t͡ʃə] Australia
- /ˈle̝k.t͡ʃɘ/ New Zealand
- [ˈle̝k.t͡ʃɘ] New Zealand
- /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
- [ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
Rhymes with -ɛktʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“to read, recite”). Doublet of lector.
noun lectures
- A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group. During class today the professor delivered an interesting lecture.
- A class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university. We will not have lecture tomorrow.
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A berating or scolding, especially if lengthy, formal or given in a stern or angry manner.
I really don't want you to give me a lecture about my bad eating habits.
Similar: dressing down, going over, sermon, berating, browbeating, chiding, chockling, correption, dirdum, down the banks, jawing, lecture
- The act of reading. the lecture of Holy Scripture
verb lectures · lecturing · lectured
- To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic. The professor lectured to two classes this morning.
- To preach, to berate, to scold. Emily's father lectured her about the importance of being home before midnight.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: speech, talk, talking to, remonstrate, have words, scold, reprimand, chew out, reproof, dress down, rebuke, chide, lambaste, berate, lambast, rag
Translations
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noun a spoken lesson
| Español | aleccionamiento, lectivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강의 gang'ui |
| 日本語 | 講義 kōgi |
| 中文 | 演講 /演讲 yǎnjiǎng |
| हिन्दी | लेक्चर lekcar |
| Português | conferência, palestra |
| Français | conférence, cours magistral |
| Deutsch | Vorlesung, Vortrag |
| Italiano | conferenza, lezione |
| Ελληνικά | διάλεξη diálexi |
| Română | curs, conferință |
| Русский | ле́кция lékcija, уро́к urók, докла́д doklád |
| Tiếng Việt | bài giảng |
| العربية | مُحَاضَرَة muḥāḍara |
| עברית | הַרְצָאָה hartsa'á |
verb to teach
| Español | aleccionar, dictar, impartir |
|---|---|
| Português | palestrar |
| Français | donner une conférence, donner un cours magistral |
| Deutsch | Vorlesung halten |
| Italiano | insegnare |
| Ελληνικά | δίνω διάλεξη díno diálexi |
| Русский | чита́ть ле́кцию čitátʹ lékciju, преподава́ть prepodavátʹ |
verb to berate, to scold
| Español | sermonear, amonestar, reprehender, dar lecciones |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 训斥 xùnchì |
| Français | gronder, faire la leçon, faire la morale, donner des leçons |
| Italiano | sgridare, richiamare, fare la predica |
| Ελληνικά | κατσαδιάζω katsadiázo |
| Русский | чита́ть нота́ции čitátʹ notácii, выгова́ривать vygovárivatʹ, отчи́тывать otčítyvatʹ, отчи́та́ть otčítátʹ |
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title = {lecture},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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