noun

lecture

lecture, talk, discourse

I have a history lecture at 10 AM.

I have a history lecture at 10 a.m.

The professor gave an interesting lecture.

The professor gave an interesting lecture.

((a lecture)) ((on sth.)) a formal talk on a subject given to a group of people The professor gave a lecture on physics.

Synonyms: talk, speech, address, discourse

From Latin 'lectura' meaning 'a reading', as early lectures involved reading from a text.

Picture a lecturer in front of a large hall, giving a talk to students.

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