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lectern
[ lek-tern ]
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.
lectern
/ ˈlɛktən /
noun
- a reading desk or support in a church
- any similar desk or support
Word History and Origins
Origin of lectern1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lectern1
Example Sentences
When Valenzuela Jr. stood at the wooden lectern, he spoke only in Spanish, trying to hold back tears.
Don’t go on too long and talk to the country, and not just the party, is the mission statement for the winner in front of the lectern.
The King had just walked away from a lectern to rejoin Queen Camilla sitting on the stage when Thorpe started shouting as she walked forwards from the back of the assembly.
Both the prime minister and the chancellor have already appeared in front of lecterns branded “Fixing the Foundations” – an attempt to highlight what they claim is the mess they inherited from the Conservatives.
“The heart of an athlete was the direct quote from my cardiologist,” Harbaugh told reporters, smiling and flexing at the lectern.
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