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lectern
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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.

[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.]

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lecternlectern - desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
stand - a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand"
Translations
lectern [ˈlektə(ː)n] Natril m (Rel) → facistol m

lectern [ˈlɛktərn] nlutrin m, pupitre m

lectern
nPult nt

lectern [ˈlɛktən] nleggio
lectern [ˈlɛktən] nleggio

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


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