"lectern" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛktə(ɹ)n/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lectern.wav Forms: lecterns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)n Etymology: 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 (“I read”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|lettorne}} Middle English lettorne, {{der|en|fro|leitrun}} Old French leitrun, {{der|en|ML.|lectrinum}} Medieval Latin lectrinum, {{der|en|LL.|lectrum}} Late Latin lectrum, {{der|en|la|legō||I read}} Latin legō (“I read”) Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service): faristol [masculine] (Catalan), 誦經臺 (Chinese Mandarin), 诵经台 (Chinese Mandarin), ambona [feminine] (Czech), pupitro (Esperanto), lukuteline (Finnish), lutrin [masculine] (French), Pult [neuter] (German), Lesepult [neuter] (German), Chorpult [neuter] (German), Rednerpult [neuter] (German), αναλόγιο (analógio) [neuter] (Greek), léachtán [masculine] (Irish), leggio (Italian), аналој (analoj) [masculine] (Macedonian), kateter [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), رحله (rahle) (Ottoman Turkish), atril [masculine] (Portuguese), leitoril [masculine] (Portuguese), púlpito (Portuguese), анало́й (analój) [masculine] (Russian), atril [masculine] (Spanish), retril [masculine] (Spanish), facistol (english: large) [masculine] (Spanish), predikstol [common-gender] (Swedish), atril (Tagalog), pasistol (Tagalog), kürsü (Turkish), анало́й (analój) [masculine] (Ukrainian), darllenfa [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-lectern-en-noun-Z8H8txYT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service': 95 5
  2. A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes. Translations (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes): faristol [masculine] (Catalan), 講桌 (Chinese Mandarin), 讲桌 (jiǎngzhuō) (Chinese Mandarin), řečnický pultík [masculine] (Czech), lessenaar [masculine] (Dutch), puhujapönttö (Finnish), lehteri (Finnish), pupitre (French), Pult [neuter] (German), leggio [masculine] (Italian), пулт (pult) [masculine] (Macedonian), talerstol [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), podium [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), pulpit [masculine] (Polish), mównica [feminine] (Polish), atril [masculine] (Portuguese), leitoril [masculine] (Portuguese), púlpito (Portuguese), ка́федра (káfedra) [feminine] (Russian), пюпи́тр (pjupítr) [masculine] (Russian), пульт (pulʹt) [masculine] (Russian), atril [masculine] (Spanish), retril [masculine] (Spanish), facistol (english: large) [masculine] (Spanish), talarstol [common-gender] (Swedish), podium [neuter] (Swedish), kürsü (Turkish), пюпі́тр (pjupítr) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ка́тедра (kátedra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), darllenfa [feminine] (Welsh), darlithell [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-lectern-en-noun-n~5TFEMT Disambiguation of "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes": 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: podium, lettern [archaic] Related terms: lection, lecture, lector, lesson

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "roman": "analógio",
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "word": "léachtán"
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          "word": "leggio"
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
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          "word": "kateter"
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          "code": "ota",
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          "roman": "rahle",
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
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          "word": "atril"
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
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          "word": "leitoril"
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
          "word": "púlpito"
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          "roman": "analój",
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "atril"
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
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          "word": "retril"
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          "english": "large",
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          "sense": "a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service",
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          "word": "facistol"
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          "word": "predikstol"
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          "roman": "analój",
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          "word": "darllenfa"
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      "roman": "pjupítr",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пюпи́тр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pulʹt",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пульт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "atril"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "retril"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "large",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "facistol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "talarstol"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "podium"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "word": "kürsü"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pjupítr",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пюпі́тр"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kátedra",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ка́тедра"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "darllenfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "darlithell"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "lectern"
  ],
  "word": "lectern"
}

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