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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
/ ˈɛə /
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
In something of a grand gesture, Caleb Williams stood at a lectern Wednesday to explain that excerpts from an upcoming book were old news.
Standing in Downing Street in the driving rain, with a lectern and a script but no coat and no umbrella, Sunak said the country would elect a government on 4 July.
The move was a major turning point for Perino, as standing behind the lectern in the White House briefing room has long been a fast track to a TV news job.
On a recent rainy afternoon in Cambridge, Levitsky strode up to a lectern in a hall crowded with about a hundred students.
As other Buckeyes looked on with a mix of shock and embarrassment, Vance left the base on his lectern and held the top of the trophy up for the cameras.
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