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prelect
pre·lect
/
prɪˈlɛkt
/
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pri-
lekt
]
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verb (used without object)
to lecture or discourse publicly.
Also,
praelect
.
Origin:
1610–20;
<
Latin
praelectus,
past participle of
praelegere
to lecture, equivalent to
prae-
pre-
+
legere
to read aloud; see
lection
Related forms
pre·lec·tion
/
prɪˈlɛk
ʃən
/
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[
pri-
lek
-sh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
pre·lec·tor,
noun
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prelect
(prɪˈlɛkt)
—
vb
rare
(
intr
) to lecture or discourse in public
[C17: from Late Latin
praelegere
to instruct by reading, lecture, from
prae
in front of, in public +
legere
to read, choose]
pre'lection
—
n
pre'lector
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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