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Noun: lectern  lek-tu(r)n or 'lek,turn
  1. Desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
    "The speaker approached the lectern to deliver her address";
    - reading desk

Derived forms: lecterns

Type of: stand

Encyclopedia: Lectern