lecture

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lec·ture / ˈlekchər/ • n. an educational talk to an audience, esp. to students in a university or college. ∎  a long, serious speech, esp. one given as a scolding or reprimand: the usual lecture on table manners.• v. [intr.] deliver an educational lecture or lectures: she was lecturing to her class of eighty students. ∎  [tr.] give a lecture to (a class or other audience): he was lecturing future generations of health-service professionals. ∎  [tr.] talk seriously or reprovingly to (someone): don't lecture me!

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