prelection

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UK/pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

noun

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

OriginLatin praelēctiō →
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Meanings

nounprelection (plural prelections)

plural prelections · alternative obsolete prælection · alternative obsolete praelection

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

    ‘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, published 2005, page 80

Origin

  1. Latinpraelēctiō“the act of reading aloud to others”
  2. Englishprelection

From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).

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Translations

Esperanto prelego
  • prelegoTranslations
Polish prelekcja, odczyt
  • prelekcjaTranslations
  • odczytTranslations
  • konferencjaTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“prelection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelection.

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