An educational institution, dedicated to teaching and/or research.
An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.
a class that primarily consists of a (weekly or other regularly held) lecture (as in sense 1)
A berating or scolding.
A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
To preach, to berate, to scold.
To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.