Word

lecture, n.
(lectures)
freq. cnt. 8

a speech that is open to the public
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

lecture public lecture talk

sample sentences

"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lectureship lecture

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

speech, address

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lecture lecturing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lectureship lecture

semantic pointers

part holonym

course, class, course of study, course of instruction

hypernym

teaching, instruction, pedagogy

part meronym

lecture demonstration

hyponym

a lengthy rebuke
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lecture speech talking to

sample sentences

"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

reproof, rebuke, reproval, reprehension, reprimand

hyponym

preaching, sermon curtain lecture