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lecture::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce |
| Type of | knock, criticize, pick apart, criticise |
| Has types | tell off, brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate |
lecture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lecturing |
| Type of | teaching, instruction, pedagogy |
| Has types | talk |
| Derivation | lectureship |
lecture::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | public lecture, talk |
| Type of | address, speech |
| Derivation | lectureship |
he attended a lecture on telecommunications.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | speech, talking to |
| Type of | reproval, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof |
| Has types | curtain lecture, sermon, preaching |
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline.
Examples of lecture
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On the night NCAT opened in September, about 150 people filled the lecture hall.
From the kansas.com
Now on the lecture circuit, she continues to have high hopes for the technology.
From the businessweek.com
Kohn said his lecture will touch on the role of standardized testing in schools.
From the kansas.com
I made similar observations to those in the last paragraph in a lecture in 2009.
From the guardian.co.uk
Retired Col. Golash gave a 20-minute lecture on Sharia law in the United States.
From the dailyherald.com
Whenever a presentation or lecture was going on, the stand was relatively quiet.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
Elizabeth Gilbert and Catherine Gilbert Murdock will deliver the annual lecture.
From the charlotteobserver.com
This weekend's events include concerts and a free lecture by a Mercer historian.
From the usatoday.com
Children feel that they are part of a discussion rather than a lecture, he said.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- A speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
- Deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
- A lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
- Call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
- Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
- (lecturer) lector: a public lecturer at certain universities
- A lecture 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 to convey critical information, history, background, theories and equations. ...
- Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach. ...
- A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to group; To teach, by giving a speech on a given topic; To berate, to scold
