lecture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a speech that is open to the public
  2. noun a lengthy rebuke
  3. noun teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

Etymology

From Middle English lecture, lectour, letture, letteur, lettur, lectury, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of legō (“to read, recite”). Doublet of lector.

In classic literature

Synonyms

public lecture, talk

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