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lettern

lettern is the archaic form of lectern.

Meaning of lectern

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.

Forms of lettern

pluralletterns

Questions about lettern

What is lettern the archaic form of?
Lettern is the archaic form of lectern.

Words near lettern in the dictionary

  1. lettermark
  2. lettermarked
  3. lettermarking
  4. lettermarks
  5. lettermen
  6. lettern
  7. letterns
  8. letterplace
  9. letterplaces
  10. letterpress
  11. letterpressed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lettern (page history and authors); lectern (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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