PRELECTION


Meaning of PRELECTION in English

noun

or prae·lec·tion -kshən

( -s )

Etymology: Latin praelection-, praelectio, from praelectus + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : a lecture or discourse read or delivered in public (as to students)

2.

[Latin prae- pre- + lection-, lectio act of reading — more at lection ]

: a previous reading : a reading beforehand

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