# lecture

Pronunciation: US say "LEK-chur" /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃɚ/; UK say "LEK-chuh" /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/

## Noun

1. A spoken lesson or talk on a subject, usually delivered to a group.
   - Simple: A spoken lesson given out loud to a group of people.
   - _Her opening lecture covered the history of jazz._
   - _Hundreds of students attended the visiting scholar's lecture on climate policy._
2. A scolding or berating, especially a lengthy one delivered in a stern or angry manner.
   - Simple: A long, serious talking-to meant to tell someone off for something.
   - _After the broken vase, the children received a stern lecture about being careful._
   - _His coach delivered a furious lecture in the locker room at halftime._
5. A college or university class that mainly consists of a regularly held lecture given to students.
   - Simple: A regular college class that is mostly the teacher talking to students.
   - _She has three lectures and two seminars on her schedule this semester._
   - _Attendance at the introductory biology lecture is mandatory all term._

## Verb

3. To teach someone by giving a speech on a particular topic.
   - Simple: To teach a group by talking to them about a subject.
   - _He lectures on medieval history at the university._
   - _They invited her to lecture about marine biology._
4. To preach at, berate, or scold someone, often at length.
   - Simple: To tell someone off in a long or serious way.
   - _He loves to lecture his children about the value of hard work._
   - _The manager lectured the staff for missing deadlines._

## Noun

6. The act of reading something written; an obsolete sense of the word. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old word for the act of reading written words.

## Origin

It comes through Middle English from Medieval or Late Latin lectura ("reading"), which derives from Latin lectus, the past participle of legō ("I read, I recite").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lecture (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).