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lectern

🇬🇧 UK/'lektә:n/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A tall stand with a slanted top used to hold a book or notes for a speaker or reader

讲台,诵经台,读书台

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
lectchoose, read, gather
+
ernsuffix
=lectern

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The speaker stood at the lectern and adjusted the microphone before speaking.

  • 2.

    The professor's notes were placed on the lectern during the presentation.

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