prelect

/pɹɪˈlɛkt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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verb

Archaic; Intransitive verb

"Spitting, if the reader will pardon the mention of so gross a fact, was shown to be a very difficult part, and publicly prelected upon about the same time, in the same great capital."
"a. 1806, Samuel Horsley, sermon To prelect upon the military art."

From Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegō.

prelects (present, singular) prelecting (participle, present) prelected (participle, past) prelected (past)

prelector

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How do you pronounce prelect?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈlɛkt/.

What does prelect mean?

To speak publicly; to lecture.

Where does prelect come from?

From Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegō.

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