LECTERN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

Synonyms:

lectern; reading desk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lectern" is a kind of...):

stand (a small table for holding articles of various kinds)

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