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
At Ware he commenced his prelection, In the dullest of clerical drones; And when next I regained recollection We were rambling o'er Trumpington stones.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
When tired of his lecture, they either began to yawn, or open their mouths in imitation of that act, and the prelection was interrupted.
From The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes Historical, Literary, and Humorous—A New Selection by Various
His reception of my recitation, or prelection, was rather singular.
From The Lady of the Lake by Scott, Walter, Sir
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
