lection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of reading.
  2. A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lection.wav

Word forms

lection lections

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French lection, from Latin lēctiōnem, form of lēctiō, from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lesson.

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