prelection

noun

pre·​lec·​tion

variants or praelection

-kshən

plural -s

1

: a lecture or discourse read or delivered in public (as to students)

2

[Latin prae- pre- + lection-, lectio act of reading] : a previous reading : a reading beforehand

Word History

Etymology

Latin praelection-, praelectio, from praelectus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for prelection

• abjection
• advection
• affection
• bijection
• bisection
• collection
• complexion
• confection
• connection
• connexion
• convection
• correction