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prelector
[
pri-
lekt
]
pre·lect
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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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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
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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