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A.Word.A.Day--lection lection (LEK-shuhn) noun 1. A version of a text in a particular copy or edition. 2. A portion of sacred literature to be read in a divine service. Also known as pericope. [From Latin lection- (reading), stem of lectio, from lectus, past participle of legere (to read, choose, collect), ultimately from Indo-European root leg-. Other words derived from the same root are lexicon, lesson, lecture, legible, legal, select.] "The site provides information about the history of anti-evolution efforts in Tennessee, a 'virtual information booth' with essays about evolution, the full text of Futuyma's keynote lection from the 1997 Darwin Day ..." Rebecca Chasan; Fighting Back For Science; Bioscience (Washington, DC); Jan 1998. This week's theme: words related to writing. X-Bonus No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man. -Heraclitus, philosopher (c. 540-470 BCE)

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