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Lecture (Noun)

Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

A speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications".

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The professor was scheduled to give a lecture on the history of science at the university auditorium.
She attended a lecture on nutrition and fitness at the local community center last night.
The lecture on climate change was well attended by students and faculty from several departments.
He arrived early to get a good seat for the lecture on entrepreneurship and innovation.
The free public lecture on astronomy was held at the planetarium and featured a renowned expert in the field.

A lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to".