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- pronunciation:
- lek
ch
 r
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
When a teacher or professor gives a lecture, they talk for a long time about something in order to teach it. The students, or an audience, can ask questions sometimes, but usually the teacher does the talking. Some high school teachers give lectures in their classes, but lectures are more common at a college or university.
The professor gave a lecture about planets and stars.- synonyms:
- talk
- similar words:
- address, discussion, speech
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| definition 2: |
If your mom gives your brother a lecture, she is angry or upset about something and she talks for a long time to him about it. She does this in a very serious way. Maybe he did something wrong and she is telling him why it was wrong, or maybe she is warning him about something bad that could happen if he does something wrong or dangerous in the future.
Lucas got a lecture from his mother when he came home late at night.- similar words:
- reprimand
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| related words: |
class, course |
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