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lecture

Noun A2 – Elementary

A formal talk given to an audience, usually to teach them about a particular subject.

"The professor's lecture on ancient Rome ran twenty minutes over time."

In British English, "lecture" is the standard word for a university class talk, while in casual speech people also use it to mean a scolding.