lecture
lecture is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
- 2.A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
- 3.(Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson.
- 4.To read or deliver a lecture to.
- 5.To reprove formally and with authority.
- 6.To deliver a lecture or lectures.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abecedary
- academic
- academy
- accost
- address
- allocution
- alloquy
- alma
- ambo
- amphitheater
- and
- apostrophe
- apostrophize
- appeal
- art
- article
- aside
- audience
- auditorium
- ball
- boarding
- book
- box
- button
- call
- canvass
- cathedra
- chair
- class
- college
- collegiate
- commentary
- commentator
- consideration
- continuation
- convent
- creche
- critic
- criticism
- critique
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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