lecture
noun [C] /ˈlek.tʃər/
/-tʃɚ/ Definition
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? → Compare seminarClasses, courses and courseworkLecturing and addressing › 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.Lecturing and addressing
(Definition of lecture noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- access course noun
- advanced adjective
- core adjective (IMPORTANT)
- correspondence course noun
- coursework noun
- crash course noun
- degree noun (COURSE)
- grade noun (SCHOOL)
- homework noun
- interdisciplinary adjective
- lesson noun
- masterclass noun
- multidisciplinary adjective
- period noun (TIME)
- practical noun
- seminar noun
- summer school noun
- Sunday school noun
- syllabus noun
- teach-in noun
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