Definitions

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  • noun A short lecture.

Etymologies

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mini- +‎ lecture

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Examples

  • Finally, several years ago she made a decision: The shop would sponsor only author events that featured a conversation or a minilecture, a PowerPoint presentation or perhaps a slide show, all followed by a question-and-answer session and—at most—the recitation of a paragraph or two from the book to illustrate a point.

    Rethinking the Familiar Book Tour Joanne Kaufman 2011

  • "Mom, did you know?" they ask before launching into a minilecture.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: December 2009 Archives 2009

  • "Mom, did you know?" they ask before launching into a minilecture.

    Slate Magazine 2009

  • These days, all my students have laptops and we have a 15 - to 20-minute lecture, a lab, another minilecture and lab, and a five-minute wrap-up.

    Java Technology Headlines 2008

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