lectern
Meaning of lectern
noun
a tall stand with a sloping top to hold a book or notes, from which someone, typically a preacher or lecturer, can read while standing up.
Middle English: from Old French letrun, from medieval Latin lectrum, from legere ‘to read’.
Information about lectern
- It is a name.
- The plural form of lectern is: lecterns.
- Languages in which lectern is used:
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Hyphenation of lectern
lectern
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- lectern is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of lectern
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