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lectern
[ lek-tern ]
/ ËlÉk tÉrn /
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noun
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker.
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Origin of lectern
1275â1325; earlier lectron(e), late Middle English lectryn<Medieval Latin lÄctrÄ«num, derivative of lÄctrum lectern, equivalent to Latin leg(ere) to read + -trum instrumental suffix; replacing Middle English letroun, lettorne<Middle French letrun<Medieval Latin lÄctrum, as above
Words nearby lectern
Leclanché cell, Leconte de Lisle, Le Corbusier, Le Creusot, lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype
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British Dictionary definitions for lectern
lectern
/ (ËlÉktÉn) /
noun
a reading desk or support in a church
any similar desk or support
Word Origin for lectern
C14: from Old French lettrun, from Late Latin lectrum, ultimately from legere to read
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