lecturenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlek.tʃər/us/ˈlek.tʃɚ/B1 a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students:
We went to a lecture on Italian art.
Who's giving the lecture this afternoon?
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seminar
an angry or serious talk given to someone in order to criticize their behaviour:
My dad gave me a lecture on the evils of alcohol last night.
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- At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups.
- I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring!
- I got the fidgets halfway through the lecture.
- His lecture was complicated and difficult to follow.
- I didn't gather much from his lecture.
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Classes & courses
- access course
- advanced
- classwork
- correspondence course
- coursework
- extension
- foundation course
- homework
- interdisciplinary
- introduction
- introductory course
- module
- practical
- prep
- reception
- refresher
- role play
- sandwich course
- schoolwork
- seminar
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Lecturing & addressing
lectureverb
uk/ˈlek.tʃər/us/ˈlek.tʃɚ/C2 [ I ] to give a formal talk to a group of people, often at a college or university:
For ten years she lectured in law.
She travelled widely in North America, lecturing on women's rights.
[ T ] to talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize their behaviour:
His parents used to lecture him on his table manners.
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Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- address
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- maiden speech
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speaking
- speech
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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Chastising & rebuking
Talking angrily