prelection
English
Alternative forms
- prælection (obsolete)
Etymology
From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/
Noun
prelection (plural prelections)
- A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 80:
- ‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 80:
Anagrams
- perlection