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lectern
English
Etymology
15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin leg? (“I read”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?kt?(?)n
Noun
lectern (plural lecterns)
- A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
Usage notes
While podium is a more commonly used synonym, particularly for secular lecturing, some reject this usage and instead insist on lectern – see usage notes at podium.
Synonyms
- podium
Related terms
- lection
- lecture
- lector
- lesson
Translations
References
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lecture
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Late Latin lectura (“reading”), from Latin lectus, past participle of leg? (“I read, I recite”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?l?k.t???/
- (US) IPA(key): /?l?k.t???/
Noun
lecture (plural lectures)
- A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
- (by extension) a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1) [usually at college or university]
- A berating or scolding.
- (obsolete) The act of reading.
Translations
See also
- (adj.): acroamatic
Verb
lecture (third-person singular simple present lectures, present participle lecturing, simple past and past participle lectured)
- (transitive, intransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
- (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Derived terms
- lecturer
Related terms
- analects
- lectern
- lection
- lesson
Translations
See also
- (adj.): acroamatic
Anagrams
- truecel
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin l?ct?ra, feminine of Classical Latin l?ct?rus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?k.ty?/
Noun
lecture f (plural lectures)
- reading (act or process of reading, interpretation, material read, and some other senses)
Derived terms
Related terms
- lecteur
- leçon
- lire
Further reading
- “lecture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- lecteur
Latin
Participle
l?ct?re
- vocative masculine singular of l?ct?rus
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