prelect

or prae·lect

[ pri-lekt ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to lecture or discourse publicly.

Origin of prelect

1
1610–20; <Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegere to lecture, equivalent to prae-pre- + legere to read aloud; see lection

Other words from prelect

  • pre·lec·tion [pri-lek-shuhn], /prɪˈlɛk ʃən/, noun
  • pre·lec·tor, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for prelect

prelect

/ (prɪˈlɛkt) /


verb
  1. (intr) rare to lecture or discourse in public

Origin of prelect

1
C17: from Late Latin praelegere to instruct by reading, lecture, from prae in front of, in public + legere to read, choose

Derived forms of prelect

  • prelection, noun
  • prelector, noun

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