| NOUN | communication | lecture, public lecture, talk | a speech that is open to the public |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | lecture, speech, talking to | a lengthy rebuke | |
| act | lecture, lecturing | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class) | |
| VERB | communication | lecture, talk | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| communication | lecture, call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | censure severely or angrily |
| Sounds | leh'kcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | A speech that is open to the public. | |
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| Example | "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" | |
| Synonyms | public lecture, talk | |
| Broader | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
| Spanish | charla, conferencia, lectura, lectura pública | |
| Catalan | conferència, lectura pública, xerrada | |
| Nouns | lectureship | the post of lecturer |
| Verbs | lecture | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| Meaning | A lengthy rebuke. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline" | |
| Synonyms | speech, talking to | |
| Narrower | curtain lecture | A private lecture to a husband by his wife |
| sermon, preaching | A moralistic rebuke | |
| Broader | rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand | An act or expression of criticism and censure |
| Spanish | charla, discurso, sermón | |
| Catalan | discurs, sermó | |
| Verbs | lecture | censure severely or angrily |
| Meaning | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class). | |
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| Synonym | lecturing | |
| Part of | course, course of study, course of instruction, class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings |
| Parts | lecture demonstration | presentation of an example of what the lecturer / lecturer is discoursing / discoursing about |
| Narrower | talk | The act of giving a talk to an audience |
| Broader | teaching, instruction, pedagogy | The profession of a teacher |
| Spanish | clase, conferencia, presentación oral | |
| Catalan | classe, conferència | |
| Nouns | lectureship | the post of lecturer |
| Verbs | lecture | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| Meaning | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue lecture | |
| Example | "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" | |
| Synonym | talk | |
| Narrower | preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Spanish | conferenciar, dialogar, hablar, perorar | |
| Catalan | conversar, dialogar, parlar, perorar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | lecture | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class) |
| lecture | a speech that is open to the public | |
| lecturer | someone who lectures professionally | |
| lecturer | a public lecturer at certain universities / universities | |
| Meaning | censure severely or angrily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | |
| Narrower | chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct | censure severely |
| tell off, brush down | reprimand | |
| Broader | knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart | find fault with |
| Spanish | amonestar, censurar, criticar, dar una paliza, discutir, echar una reprimenda, increpar, llamar la atención, poner verde, rechazar, reconvenir, regañar, reñir, reprender a gritos, reprender, reprimir, reprobar, reprochar, retar, tener unas palabras, vociferar | |
| Catalan | amonestar, increpar, reganyar, renyar, reprendre | |
| Nouns | lecture | a lengthy rebuke |
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