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lec·ture (lĕḱchər)

[Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctus past participle of legere, to read.]

noun 

  1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or a class, as for the purpose of instruction.
  2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.

verb: -tured, -tur·ing, -tures. 

intransitive verb 

To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

transitive verb 

  1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or an audience).
  2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners.