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Synonyms for lecture
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : lek-cher |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛk tʃər |
Top 10 synonyms for lecture Other synonyms for the word lecture
- allocution
- berate
- castigation
- censure
- chalk talk
- chiding
- declaim
- deliver
- disquisition
- dressing-down
- exprobate
- flay
- get on a soapbox
- give a talk
- give going-over
- give piece of mind
- going-over
- harangue
- hold forth
- moralism
- moralize
- orate
- oration
- pep talk
- pitch
- preaching
- preachment
- prelect
- rank on
- rate
- rebuke
- recite
- reprimand
- reproof
- reprove
- scolding
- sermonize
- soapbox
- speak
- spiel
- spout
- talk
- talking-to
- tell off
- telling off
Définition of lecture
Origin :- late 14c., "action of reading, that which is read," from Medieval Latin lectura "a reading, lecture," from Latin lectus, past participle of legere "to read," originally "to gather, collect, pick out, choose" (cf. election), from PIE *leg- "to pick together, gather, collect" (cf. Greek legein "to say, tell, speak, declare," originally, in Homer, "to pick out, select, collect, enumerate;" lexis "speech, diction;" logos "word, speech, thought, account;" Latin lignum "wood, firewood," literally "that which is gathered").
- To read is to "pick out words." Meaning "action of reading (a lesson) aloud" is from 1520s. That of "a discourse on a given subject before an audience for purposes of instruction" is from 1530s.
- noun lesson, speech
- noun speech of criticism
- verb give a lesson, speech
- verb criticize lengthily
- There was another listener at the lecture who was unexpectedly present.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Was it probable that she had anything suitable to wear to a lecture?
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- "Why, I've delivered quite a lecture upon beauty," Miss Coleman said.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I could have heard the lecture, but I couldn't spare my hands.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 2. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- The instrument formed the subject of the Bakerian lecture for the year 1871.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- I answered at random and longed for the meal to end —until I remembered my lecture.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Didn't you see the lady with Minnie and the judge at the lecture?
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- For several years Dr. Kirtland has declined to lecture on any subject.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- When I said I hoped not, he replied that it would not be necessary for him to attend the lecture.
- Extract from : « Commercialism and Journalism » by Hamilton Holt
- Produced statistics to show how few saloons failed after a lecture.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
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