"prelection" meaning in All languages combined

See prelection on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/ [UK] Forms: prelections [plural]
Etymology: From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|praelēctiō||the act of reading aloud to others}} Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} prelection (plural prelections)
  1. A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university. Synonyms: prælection [obsolete] Translations (Translations): prelego (Esperanto), prelekcja (Polish), odczyt [masculine] (Polish), konferencja [feminine, obsolete] (Polish)

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Alternative forms

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