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Lecturn vs Lectern - What's the difference?

lecturn | lectern |

As nouns the difference between lecturn and lectern

is that lecturn is misspelling of lang=en while lectern is a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.

lecturn

English

Noun

(head)

    • lectern

    English

    (wikipedia lectern)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service.
  • A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.

    • Usage notes

    While (podium) is a more commonly used synonym, particularly for secular lecturing, some reject this usage and instead insist on lectern – see .

    Synonyms

    * podium

    Related terms

    * lection * lecture * lector * lesson

    References