prelection
- a word derived from prelect.
Example Sentences
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The concluding words of the prelection were like the sound of the organ voluntary at twilight, when the worshippers are dispersing.
From Charles Dickens as a Reader by Kent, Charles Foster
So, when Uncle Jaw had finished his prelection, the deacon, after some meditation, came out with, "Railly, they say that your son is going to have the valedictory in college."
From The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Throughout the whole of this long prelection Dr Phippeny Piecraft had scarcely moved a muscle, listening with ever deeper attention as the story went on.
From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)
Was it reasonable to have assembled six, ten, or a dozen persons for the purpose of hearing a prelection?
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
His reception of my recitation, or prelection, was rather singular.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
