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lecture

Definition

noun: a talk or speech given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject
noun: a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
verb: to give a talk or a series of talks to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject
verb: to deliver a lecture or a course of 'lectures'
synonyms: address, admonish, admonishment

Examples

She 'lectures' (to undergraduates) on modern art at the local college.
She's planning to give/deliver a series of 'lectures' on modern art.
They 'lectured' their children about/on the importance of honesty.

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(..) - Not hydrofluoric. - Why not? Look, you skipped, clowned around or otherwise jerked off to every lecture I ever gave. As far as I'm concerned, your chemistry education is over. Oh, okay. Be a dick about it. So, hey, have you... (..)
2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Cat's in the Bag... Season: 1 Episode 2