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lectern

/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/

lectern noun: a stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.

Noun

lectern (plural lecterns)

  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.

lectern meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

lectern in Tamil

சாய்வு மிசை

lectern in Tagalog

a stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service
atril, pasistol

Examples of lectern in a sentence

  • Big Ange lolloped to the lectern, tossed her glistening mane and fixed them with a lively eye.
  • It is appropriate that generally this place be a stationary ambo and not simply a movable lectern.
  • Bloomberg said before standing silently at the lectern for seven seconds as he collected his thoughts.

All 10 example sentences with lectern

Synonyms of lectern

Forms of lectern

plurallecterns
alternative form (archaic)lettern

Origin of lectern

15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin legō (“to read”).

Questions about lectern

What does lectern mean?
Lectern means a stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
What is lectern in Tamil?
Lectern in Tamil is சாய்வு மிசை. See Lectern meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lectern?
Lectern is a noun.
How do you pronounce lectern?
Lectern is pronounced /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/.
What is the plural of lectern?
The plural of lectern is lecterns.

Words near lectern in the dictionary

  1. Lecroys
  2. LECs
  3. lect
  4. lect.
  5. lectal
  6. lectern
  7. lecterns
  8. lectic
  9. lectica
  10. lecticae
  11. lectical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lectern (page history and authors); lectern (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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