lectern

(lĕk'tərn)
n.

1. A reading desk with a slanted top used to hold a sacred text from which passages are read in a religious service.
2. A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker.

[Middle English lettorne, lectorn, from Old French lettrun, from Medieval Latin lēctrīnum, from Late Latin lēctrum, from Latin lēctus, past participle of legere, to read.]

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In a church or lecture hall, a stand with a slanting top to hold a book, speech, or music at the proper height for reading.

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• Tables and Desks - lectern: chest-high, stand-up reading desk for school or church

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kateder, talestol, læsepult, korpult

Nederlands (Dutch)
lessenaar

Français (French)
n. - lutrin, pupitre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pult

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εκκλησιαστικό) αναλόγιο

Italiano (Italian)
leggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atril (m)

Русский (Russian)
пюпитр, аналой

Español (Spanish)
n. - atril, pupitre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läspulpet, korpulpet, kateder, talarstol

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
诵经台

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 誦經台

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성서대, 독서대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 聖書台, 楽譜台, 書見台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المقرأ, منضدة لتلاوة الكتاب المقدس, في الكنائس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כן-קריאה (בבית-תפילה או באולם-הרצאות)‬

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