Synonyms for prelection

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lecture · discourse

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.

Related words

Other spellings

perlection US praelection UK

Forms

Plural

prelections → lectures, discourses…

Example sentences

• lecture I ought to have attended the lecture but I didn't.
• discourse Algerian Islamists have a very radical discourse.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

lecture²

9 letters

discourse²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lecture² = 2 syllables).