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<hw>Lec"i*thin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the yolk of an egg.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles.</def>

<h1>lectern</h1> <Xpage=839>

<hw>lec"tern</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Lecturn</er>.</def>

<h1>Lectica</h1> <Xpage=839>

<hw>Lec*ti"ca</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Lectic\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A kind of litter or portable couch.</def>

<h1>Lection</h1> <Xpage=839>

<hw>Lec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lectio</ets>, fr. <ets>legere</ets>, <ets>lectum</ets>, to read. See <er>lesson</er>, <er>Legend</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A reading; a variation in the text</def>.

<blockquote>We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the new <b>lections</b> into the text. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Lectionary</h1> <Xpage=839>

<hw>Lec"tion*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>-ries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[LL. <ets>lectionarium</ets>, <ets>lectionarius</ets> : cf. F. <ets>lectionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine service.</def>

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<h1>Lector</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. See <er>Lection</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.</def>

<h1>Lectual</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"tu*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>lectualis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>lectus</ets> bed.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Confining to the bed; <as>as, a <ex>lectual</ex> disease</as>.</def>

<h1>Lecture</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"ture</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>lecture</ets>, LL. <ets>lectura</ets>, fr. L. <ets>legere</ets>, <ets>lectum</ets>, to read. See <er>Legend</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of reading; <as>as, the <ex>lecture</ex> of Holy Scripture</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Eng. Universities)</fld> <def>A rehearsal of a lesson.</def>

<h1>Lecture</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"ture</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lectured</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lecturing</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To read or deliver a lecture to.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To reprove formally and with authority.</def>

<h1>Lecture</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"ture</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To deliver a lecture or lectures.</def>

<h1>Lecturer</h1> <Xpage=840>

<hw>Lec"tur*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who lectures; an assistant preacher.</def>