praelectio

From praelēctus +‎ -tiō, from praelegō (“read aloud”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈleːk.ti.oː/, [präe̯ˈɫ̪eːkt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈlek.t͡si.o/, [preˈlɛkt̪͡s̪io]

praelēctiō f (genitive praelēctiōnis); third declension

1. The act of reading aloud
   • c. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria :

     et hercule praelectio quae in hoc adhibetur ut facile atque distincte pueri scripta oculis sequantur

     and indeed reading aloud, which is to be employed, so that the boys can easily and clearly follow the writing with their eyes[1]

Third-declension noun.

• → English: prelection