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lec·tern  (lktrn)

n.

1. A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service.

2. A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.

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[Middle English lettorne, lectorn, from Old French lettrun, from Medieval Latin lctrnum, from Late Latin lctrum, from Latin lctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lectern [ˈlɛktən]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a reading desk or support in a church

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) any similar desk or support

[from Old French lettrun, from Late Latin lectrum, ultimately from legere to read]

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lectern, podium, dais, rostrum - A lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a dais is a platform for several people, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more.

See also related terms for platform.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lectern - desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer reading desk stand - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"

Translations

lectern [ˈlektə(ː)n] N → atril m (Rel) → facistol m

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lectern [ˈlɛktə^rn] n → lutrin m, pupitre m

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lectern

n → Pult nt

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lectern [ˈlɛktən] n → leggio

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lectern

n lectern [ˈlektən]

a stand for holding a book etc to be read from, especially for a lecture or in a church. koorlessenaar, standertjies مِسْنَد خَشَبي للكِتاب поставка за книга pulpit læsepult das Lesepult αναλόγιο atril lugemispult تریبون lehteri lutrin עַמוּד קְרִיאָה पाठ-मंच ambon felolvasóasztal; pulpitus mimbar lektari, lesborð leggio 講演台 성서대(聖書臺) pultas pults meja berucap lessenaar talerstol, kateter, lesepult pulpit atril pupitru; strană пюпитр; аналой pulpit pult, stojalo postolje za knjige korpulpet, talarstol ที่ตั้งหนังสือ konuşmacı kürsüsü 讀經臺 кафедра; аналой مقدس کتابوں کے لیے ٹیک bục giảng 读经台