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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatril
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈtɾil
"Colocó sus notas sobre el atril antes de hablar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tall, traditionally sloping stand with a slanted top to hold a book, notes, or scriptures from which a speaker, lecturer, or religious preceptor delivers an address.
"The spiritual guide stood behind the carved wooden lectern to deliver the evening sermon." - 2
A desk or reading stand in a church chancel used for reading biblical lessons.
"She walked up to the brass eagle lectern to read the first passage."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'lectrinum', stemming from 'legere' (meaning 'to read'). It passed into Old French and Middle English during the medieval period, originally referring to a reading desk in a church before expanding to general public speaking platforms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lectern" is said worldwide
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lutrin
Transliteration: ly-trɛ̃
"Le conférencier s'est approché du lutrin pour commencer."
Lesepult
Transliteration: ˈleːzəˌpʊlt
"Der Priester trat an das Lesepult, um die Predigt zu halten."
leggio
Transliteration: ledˈdʒi.o
"Il libro era aperto sul leggio di legno."
atril
Transliteration: aˈtɾil
"Colocó sus notas sobre el atril antes de hablar."
estante
Transliteration: isˈtɐ̃.tʃi
"Ele apoiou o livro sagrado na estante."
व्यासपीठ
Transliteration: vyaspeeth
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वक्ता ने व्यासपीठ से अपना उपदेश शुरू किया।"
讲台
Transliteration: jiǎng tái
Script: 中文汉字
"演讲者站在讲台后面。"
강독대
Transliteration: gangdokdae
Script: 한국어 한글
"연사는 강독대 위로 걸어갔다."
講読台
Transliteration: kōdokudai
Script: 日本語
"彼は講読台の前に立った。"
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