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tribune (2)

trib·une [ trí byn, tri byn ] (plural trib·unes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. platform: a raised platform for a speaker

2. bishop's throne or site of it: a bishop's throne, or an apse of a Christian basilica containing the throne

3. church gallery: a gallery in a Christian church

[Mid-18th century. Via French< Italian tribuna "raised platform," alteration of Latin tribunal< tribunus (see tribune1)]
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