noun a rehearsal of a lesson.
2. lecture ·vt to read or deliver a lecture to.
3. lecture ·vi to deliver a lecture or lectures.
4. lecture ·vt to reprove formally and with authority.
5. lecture ·noun the act of reading; as, the lecture of holy scripture.
6. lecture ·noun a reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
7. lecture ·noun a discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.