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41les|son — «LEHS uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. something to be learned, taught, or studied: »Children study many different lessons in school. 2. a unit of teaching or learning; what is to be studied or taught at one time: »to give a music lesson, to prepare a… …
42pe|ric|o|pe — «puh RIHK uh pee», noun, plural pes, pae « pee». 1. an extract or selection from a book. 2. = lection (def. 2). (Cf. ↑lection) ╂[< Late Latin pericopē < Greek perikop < perí around + kóptein to cut] …
43Election — E*lec tion, n. [F. [ e]lection, L. electio, fr. eligere to choose out. See {Elect}, a.] 1. The act of choosing; choice; selection. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot,… …
44Lector — Lec tor (l[e^]k t[o^]r), n. [L. See {Lection}.] (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate. [1913 Webster] …
45Lesson — Les son (l[e^]s s n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read, collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.] 1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of …
46Natural selection — Selection Se*lec tion, n. [L. selectio: cf. F. s[ e]lection.] . The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice, by preference. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as, a choice selection of books …
47Prelect — Pre*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre }, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. [1913 Webster] …
48Prelected — Prelect Pre*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre }, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. [1913 Webster] …
49Prelecting — Prelect Pre*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre }, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. [1913 Webster] …
50Reading — Read ing (r[=e]d [i^]ng), n. 1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or written matter to be read. [1913 Webster] 2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of extensive reading. [1913 Webster] 3. A lecture or prelection;… …
