prelection

noun /pɹɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n/

1. A public lecture or reading, especially delivered at a college or university.

   ‘I'd like ter put ye in thar,’ replied Cheever, who had stolidly eyed him during this prelection.

Where it comes from

From the stem of Latin praelēctiō (“the act of reading aloud to others”), from the perfect participle stem of praelegō (“read something to others”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry prelection (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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