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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎngtáng
"学生们在讲堂里参加了讲座。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large room used for lectures, typically in an educational institution.
"The professor delivered an engaging lecture in the packed lecture-hall." - 2
A venue designed to accommodate a significant number of students for instructional purposes.
"Students gathered in the lecture-hall for the introductory course on philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lecture-hall' is derived from the Latin 'lectura', meaning 'a reading', combined with the Old English 'hal', meaning 'a hall or large room'. The term evolved in the 19th century as educational institutions began to formalize spaces for teaching large groups.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lecture-hall" is said worldwide
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amphithéâtre
Transliteration: ɑ̃.fi.teʁ
"Les étudiants se sont réunis dans l'amphithéâtre pour la conférence."
Vorlesungssaal
Transliteration: ˈfoːɐˌleːzʊŋsˌzaːl
"Die Vorlesung fand im großen Vorlesungssaal statt."
auletta
Transliteration: auˈlɛtta
"Gli studenti si sono riuniti nell'auletta per la lezione."
aula magna
Transliteration: ˈaula ˈmaɲɣa
"La conferencia se llevó a cabo en el aula magna de la universidad."
auditório
Transliteration: aw.ʒi.ˈtɔ.ɾju
"Os alunos se reuniram no auditório para a palestra."
व्याख्यान कक्ष
Transliteration: vyākhyān kakṣ
"छात्र व्याख्यान कक्ष में एकत्रित हुए।"
讲堂
Transliteration: jiǎngtáng
"学生们在讲堂里参加了讲座。"
강의실
Transliteration: gang-ui-sil
"학생들은 강의실에서 수업을 들었다."
講義室
Transliteration: こうぎしつ
"学生たちは講義室で授業を受けました。"
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