How to pronounce lecture
American English pronunciation
LEK-cher
- IPA
- /ˈlɛktʃɚ/
- Syllables
- LEK · cher (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What lecture means
A long talk that teaches a group about something
In a sentence: The museum guide gave a lecture about dinosaurs.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning "a reading," from a word meaning "to read."
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