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Lectern   /lˈɛktərn/   Listen
Lectern

noun
(Written also lecturn and lettern)
1.
Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer.  Synonym: reading desk.





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"Lectern" Quotes from Famous Books



... from which the Lessons are read. The form frequently adopted is that of the eagle, doubtless with some reference to the eagle, the symbol of St. John. The eagle lectern in Peterborough Cathedral was given ...
— The Church Handy Dictionary • Anonymous


Words linked to "Lectern" :   stand


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