lecture
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈlɛk.tʃɚ/
:
conferencia
- The second theme for this lecture is about framing.
- attend a lecture
- give a lecture
- listen to a lecture
I've done a lot of video lectures, as some of you may know.
- I've done a lot of video lectures, as some of you may know.
- Tonight, the title of her lecture is Italy After Berlusconi.
- Well, except that we know this lecture theatre is in the Royal Institution.
- And, and some of the lecture classes nowadays are so huge.
- You're in college, so sit in a lecture or write an essay.
- And I just gave a lecture at MIT.
- I get, I gave lectures there in front of a in person crowd.
- And this is exactly how I deliver my lectures for a system.
- But the idea of the lecture being dead is totally wrong.
- And what I remember in the summary lecture of that class.
Examples
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This book was from David Bohm's lecture notes when he taught at Princeton.
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So welcome to this week's lecture on science and cooking.
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So this is our very last lecture of the year.
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I caught your lecture today.
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Welcome to the second open lecture at Parliament.
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Hello and welcome to this lecture on the science of fireworks.
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Attendance and participation in the guest lecture series were each worth 20% of the grade.
Academic text (2017) -
Additionally, many schools hold public lectures, panels, and talks that are free or low-cost.
Academic text (2011) -
Entrepreneurs are willing to guest lecture on Saturdays; 9:00 a.m. is not too early.
Academic text (2017) -
The professor gave an insightful lecture about climate change and its impact on ecosystems.
Synonyms
∞
1.8
A formal talk given to an audience to inform or persuade
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1.8
A speech given to an audience
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3.5
To give information to a group using a talk or slides
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5.3
A formal speech given to a group of people
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3.9
An online talk or lesson people join live over the internet
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3.4
A talk given to a group, often at school or work
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2.8
A talk on a subject that anyone can attend
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8.2
A short talk given to a group at work or school
A public talk given by a teacher or scholar to an audience
Antonyms
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lecture comes from the Latin root legere, which means 'to read'. It began as a reading or lesson read aloud to students, so a lecture today is a teaching talk.