prelection

 [pri-lekt]  

pre·lect

   [pri-lekt]
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  [pri-lek-shuhn] , noun
pre·lec·tor, noun
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Prelection is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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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

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