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noun
A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).
Across languages
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