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prelection

UK/pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

prelection noun: a public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.

Noun

prelection (plural prelections)

  1. A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
    • ‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 80

prelection meaning in Tamil

prelection in Tamil

பேச்சு

Forms of prelection

pluralprelections
alternative form (obsolete)prælection
alternative form (obsolete)praelection

Origin of prelection

From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).

Questions about prelection

What does prelection mean?
Prelection means a public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.
What is prelection in Tamil?
Prelection in Tamil is பேச்சு. See Prelection meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prelection?
Prelection is a noun.
How do you pronounce prelection?
Prelection is pronounced /pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of prelection?
The plural of prelection is prelections.

Words near prelection in the dictionary

  1. preleases
  2. preleasing
  3. prelect
  4. prelected
  5. prelecting
  6. prelection
  7. prelections
  8. prelector
  9. prelectors
  10. prelectorship
  11. prelectorships

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prelection (page history and authors); prelection (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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