Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "lecture" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

course

Capable Of

about boats

Derived Terms

belecture curtain lecture lect. lecture bottle lecture hall lecture theatre lecturee lecturelike lecturer lectureship lecturesome lecturess lecturette lecturize lecturous microlecture minilecture nonlecture postlecture prelecture telelecture unlectured

Has Property

dull

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

address criticise criticize instruct instruction knock learn pedagogy pick apart rebuke reprehension reprimand reproof reproval speech teach teaching

Type Of (IsA)

address event type passive learning technique rebuke teaching written or spoken work

Manner Of

teach

Part Of

course

Related Terms

acroamatic acroamatic analects lectern lection lesson

Related Terms

acroamatic analects berate berating class classes college college classes educational educational talking exposition gig group hall lectern lection lesson meeting oration preach professor professor class professor gig professorial professorial talk read scold scolding speech speech professor spoken talk talking university university hall

Synonym Network

address call on carpet discourse reprimand reproof sermonize

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