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.
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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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