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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
lecture
/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/
noun1 of 2
talk or speech about a particular subject
- “The lecture was boring enough to send you to sleep.”Tatoeba
- “The last thing we need right now is a lecture.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)