Translation
reading (not a lecture)
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Word origin
From Latin lectura, from legere ('to gather, to read'). The French word means the act of reading, never a talk given to an audience.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- legere
- English cognates
- lecture, legible, collect
Grammar
Examples
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Reading is her greatest pleasure.
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He spent the evening reading a novel.
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Bedtime stories help children get to sleep.
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My favourite read is still the morning paper.
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Those books taught me a great deal.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 29, lesson 1: lecture, honorer, fierté and 7 more words.