LEC'TURE, n. [L. lectura, from lego, to read.] 1. A discourse read or pronounced on any subject; usually, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; as a lecture on morals, philosophy, rhetoric, or theology.2. A reading; the act or practice of reading; as in the lecture of Holy Scripture. [Little used.]3. A magisterial reprimand; a formal reproof.4. A recitation; rehearsal of a lesson.LEC'TURE, v.i. 1. To read or deliver a formal discourse.2. To practice reading lectures for instruction. We say, the professor lectures on geometry, or on chimistry.LEC'TURE, v.t. 1. To instruct by discourses.2. To instruct dogmatically or authoritatively; to reprove; as, to lecture one for his faults. |
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