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Webster 1913 Edition
Lectern
Lec′tern
(lĕk′tŭrn)
, Noun.
[Written also
lecturn
and lettern
.] [LL.
lectrinum
, fr. lectrum
; cf. L. legere
, lectum
, to read.] 1.
A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read.
Fairholt.
Definition 2024
lectern
lectern
English
Noun
lectern (plural lecterns)
- A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
Usage notes
While podium is a more commonly used synonym, particularly for secular lecturing, some reject this usage and instead insist on lectern – see usage notes at podium.
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Translations
a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service
a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes