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lecture - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
lecture
Definition
(noun) a speech that is open to the public
Synonyms
:
public lecture
,
talk
Example Sentence
he attended a lecture on telecommunications
Definition
(noun) a lengthy rebuke
Synonyms
:
speech
,
talking to
Example Sentence
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
Definition
(noun) teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Synonyms
:
lecturing
Definition
(verb) deliver a lecture or talk
Synonyms
:
talk
Example Sentence
She will talk at Rutgers next week
Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
Definition
(verb) censure severely or angrily
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
,
reproof
,
scold
,
take to task
,
trounce
Example Sentence
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
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