pre·lect (pr -l kt )intr.v. pre·lect·ed, pre·lect·ing, pre·lects To lecture or discourse in public. [Latin praelegere, praelect- : prae-, pre- + legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.] pre·lec tion n.pre·lec tor n. |
prelect [prɪˈlɛkt]
vb
(intr) Rare to lecture or discourse in public
[from Late Latin praelegere to instruct by reading, lecture, from prae in front of, in public + legere to read, choose]
prelection n
prelector n
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