praelectio
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From praelēctus + -tiō, from praelegō (“read aloud”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /prae̯ˈleːk.ti.oː/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪eːkt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /preˈlek.t͡si.o/, [preˈlɛkt̪͡s̪io]
Noun
[edit]praelēctiō f (genitive praelēctiōnis); third declension
- The act of reading aloud
- c. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria :
- 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 eyes[1]
- et hercule praelectio quae in hoc adhibetur ut facile atque distincte pueri scripta oculis sequantur
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | praelēctiō | praelēctiōnēs |
genitive | praelēctiōnis | praelēctiōnum |
dative | praelēctiōnī | praelēctiōnibus |
accusative | praelēctiōnem | praelēctiōnēs |
ablative | praelēctiōne | praelēctiōnibus |
vocative | praelēctiō | praelēctiōnēs |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: prelection