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WHAT IS A LECTURE?
Definition of lecture
noun
•an educational talk to an audience, especially one of
students in a university: in each course there are
supporting lectures and tutorials [as modifier]:a lecture
hall
•a long serious speech, especially one given as a scolding
or reprimand: the usual lecture on table manners
verb
•1 [no object] deliver an educational lecture or lectures:
he was lecturing at the University of Birmingham
•[with object] give a lecture to (a class or other
audience):he was lecturing future generations of healthservice professionals

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  • 1. WHAT IS A LECTURE? Definition of lecture noun •an educational talk to an audience, especially one of students in a university: in each course there are supporting lectures and tutorials [as modifier]:a lecture hall •a long serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand: the usual lecture on table manners verb •1 [no object] deliver an educational lecture or lectures: he was lecturing at the University of Birmingham •[with object] give a lecture to (a class or other audience):he was lecturing future generations of healthservice professionals

Editor's Notes

  1. To understand why we use lectures and why they may not be effective we must fist define what a lecture is. This definition of a what a lecture is was sourced from the oxford dictionary. A lecture is defined as an educational talk to an audience, especially one of a university student. A lecture is a long serious speech, especially one given as a scolding or reprimand.