lectern

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Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#LECTERNCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leǵ-#LECTERN

15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#LECTERNCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#LECTERN lettorne, lettron, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#LECTERN leitrun, from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#LECTERN lectrinum, from Late LatinCategory:English terms derived from Late Latin#LECTERN lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#LECTERN legō (“to read”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

lectern (plural lecterns)Category:English lemmas#LECTERNCategory:English nouns#LECTERNCategory:English countable nouns#LECTERNCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LECTERNCategory:Pages with entries#LECTERNCategory:Pages with 1 entry#LECTERN

  1. A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
  2. 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

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References

  1. ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “lectern”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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