lect

¹

[ lekt ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. a distinct variety of a language, as a standard variety or a nonstandard regional dialect:

   Without a central academy to govern usage, Standard English accepts more variation in grammar and lexicon than the standard lects of other languages.

lect.

²

abbreviation for

1. lecture.
2. lecturer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lect¹

First recorded in 1970–75; (dia)lect ( def )

Example Sentences

I am not the first to ref lect on the roots of “Funes the Memorious” and its possible interpretations.

From Scientific American

Bampton Lectures of 1866, lect. vii. p.

From Project Gutenberg

There are some remarks well worth reading about the death of Julian, and the state of thought that rendered such a death possible, in Dr. Newman's Discourses on University Education, lect. ix.296.“Lex non pœna mors” was a favourite saying among the ancients.

From Project Gutenberg

Robertson Smith, Religion of the Semites, lect. xi.

From Project Gutenberg

Variant. var. lect., varia lectio= Varying reading.

From Project Gutenberg