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lectern
lec·tern [ léktərn ] (plural lec·terns)


noun 
Definition:
 
reading stand for speaker: a stand with a sloping top on which a book or notes can rest in front of a standing speaker
[14th century. Via French< late Latin lectrum< Latin lect- (see lecture)]
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