Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
lectern .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
lectern .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Common misspelling of
lectern .
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Examples
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They have one chained book there still from the times when readers had to use a lecturn for the huge volumes chained to the shelves.
Literary England Round Up - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn 2009
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Also, the etiquette in some houses of worship makes it inappropriate for the secular or non-ordained to speak from the lecturn so they may address the gathering from elsewhere.
The Last Laugh Katherine Rosman 2011
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"I'm going to explain the whole world of art in an hour," he joked, walking away from the auditorium's lecturn.
Farewell seminar at the Corcoran Jacqueline Trescott 2010
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"Yes," he said, standing at a lecturn in his beige prison jumpsuit.
Arizona Shooting News (LIVE UPDATES) Whitney Snyder 2011
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"Yes," he said, standing at a lecturn in his beige prison jumpsuit.
Alleged Shooter Appears In Court Whitney Snyder 2011
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John Rapisardi , a Cadwalader lawyer representing Mr. Icahn, headed to the lecturn, where he stated Mr. Icahn's objection to Blockbuster's rejection of the bid.
OK, So Who Stole My Pizza? Mike Spector 2011
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Senior White House adviser David Axelrod went on 'Late Show with David Letterman' Wednesday and explained why President Obama's seal fell off a lecturn earlier this week ( "witchcraft") and who he expects to run for president in 2012 (Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee).
Axelrod on Letterman: 'Witchcraft' brought down seal Rachel Weiner 2010
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"Yes," he said, standing at a lecturn in his beige prison jumpsuit.
Alleged Shooter Appears In Court Whitney Snyder 2011
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All I can say is you better get some magic pill to correct that eye tick you get when you are about 3 seconds from the lecturn rage that we all can see coming.
McCain says Obama's Iraq trip would convince him of success 2008
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Her holding on to the lecturn sreaming that she has more vote, people like me in redneck states, then the secret service tases her and drags her off.
Clinton supporters tell her: 'It's an honor, Madame President!' 2008
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