lec‧tern /ˈlektən $ -ərn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: letrun, from Medieval Latin lectorinum, from Latin lector 'reader']
an object with a sloping surface that you put an open book or notes on while you are speaking to people in public
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