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See also:LESSON (through Fr. lecon from See also:Lat. lectio, See also:reading; legere, to read)
, properly a certain portion of a See also:book appointed to be read aloud, or learnt for repetition, hence anything learnt or studied, a course of instruction or study
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A specific meaning of the word is that of a portion of Scripture or other religious writings appointed to be read at divine service, in accordance with a table known as a " lectionary." In the See also: |
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