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How to pronounce “lecture

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Pronunciation guide for lecture

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of lecture with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What Makes People HappyAnd this lecture, I hope, intellectual pleasure. [laughs]
Definition summary
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

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How to pronounce lecture

What Makes People Happy

And this lecture, I hope, intellectual pleasure. [laughs]

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “lecture

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
  • (by extension) A class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1), usually at college or university.
  • A berating or scolding, especially if lengthy, formal or given in a stern or angry manner.
  • (obsolete) The act of reading.
  • [Verb]
  • (ambitransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
  • (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

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