prelect
or prae·lect
[ pri-lekt ]
verb (used without object)
to lecture or discourse publicly.
Origin of prelect
1Other 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
(intr) rare to lecture or discourse in public
Origin of prelect
1C17: 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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