The meaning of LECTURE is a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction. How to use lecture in a sentence.

A lecture (from Latin: lectura 'reading') is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used …

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Define lecture. lecture synonyms, lecture pronunciation, lecture translation, English dictionary definition of lecture. n. 1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the …

Lecture definition: An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.

a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings. a speech of warning or reproof as to conduct;

LECTURE definition: a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject. See examples of lecture used in a sentence.