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lecture
noun
verb
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə
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noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
noun
a lengthy rebuke
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
noun
a speech that is open to the public
“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
verb
censure severely or angrily
“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”
verb
deliver a lecture or talk
“She will talk at Rutgers next week”
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a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
he attended a lecture on telecommunications
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
She will talk at Rutgers next week
Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
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