Prelection
//pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
"‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection."
Example
More examples"‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection."
Etymology
From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).
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