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read a lecture
read a lecture
read a lecture
Also,
read a lesson
. Issue a reprimand, as in
Dad read us a lecture after the teacher phoned and complained
. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1600s. Also see
read the riot act
;
teach a lesson
.
See also:
lecture
,
read
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Burton
['bə:tn]
Linos
-
Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
BÜLent
-
Turkish
Gaetana
-
Italian
Goyathlay
-
Native American, Apache
Shanae
shə-NAY
English (Modern)
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