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lecture

1. lec.ture \'lek-ch*r\ \-.ship\ n [ME, act of reading fr. LL lectura, fr. 
   L lectus, pp. of legere)X to read - more at LEGEND 1: a discourse given 
   before an audience or class esp. for instruction  2: a formal reproof : 
   REPRIMAND  - lec.ture.ship n
2. lecture \'lek-ch*-rin, 'lek-shrin\ \-ch*r-*r\ vb or lec.tur.ing : to 
   deliver a lecture or a course of lectures  1: to deliver a lecture to  2: 
   to reprove formally : REPRIMAND  - lec.tur.er n