English adapted Late Latin lectūra through the medieval learned tradition.
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lecture
an instructional discourse; later a formal reproof
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Late / Medieval Latinlectūra
a reading; act of reading
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An act of reading became an instructional discourse and later a scolding.
First known English use: 15th century.
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