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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A desk or stand, usually with a slanted top, for holding a book or papers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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