noun · femininethird declension
praelēctiō
praelēctiō f (genitive praelēctiōnis)
Classical[prae̯ˈɫeːk.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈlɛk.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- The act of reading aloud
et hercule praelectio quae in hoc adhibetur ut facile atque distincte pueri scripta oculis sequantur
and indeed reading aloud, which is to be employed, so that the boys can easily and clearly follow the writing with their eyesc. 95 CE, Quintilianus, Institutio oratoria
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | praelēctiō | praelēctiōnēs |
| genitive | praelēctiōnis | praelēctiōnum |
| dative | praelēctiōnī | praelēctiōnibus |
| accusative | praelēctiōnem | praelēctiōnēs |
| ablative | praelēctiōne | praelēctiōnibus |
| vocative | praelēctiō | praelēctiōnēs |
praelectĭo, ōnis, f. 2. praelego,
I. a reading aloud to others, a lecture, prelection (post-Aug.), Quint. 1, 2, 15; 2, 5, 4.
Origins
From praelēctus + -tiō, from praelegō (“read aloud”).
Descendants
- Englishprelection
In English words that came into English from praelēctiō
- prelectionpraelēctiō