Etymology

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Today it means: The act of reading. Full definition →

Old French lection ← Latin lēctiōnem
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  1. Latin · derived fromlēctiōnem
  2. Old French · derived fromlection
  3. English todaylection

Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.

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