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Showing words for LECTERN using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Lectern

lectern

6 Letter Words for Lectern

center, crenel, entrec, recent, relent, tenrec, tercel

5 Letter Words for Lectern

cerne, creel, creen, crete, ctene, elect, enter, entre, erect, neter, relet, renet, rente, terce, terne, treen

4 Letter Words for Lectern

cele, celt, cene, cent, cere, cern, cert, cete, clee, ctrl, elec, elne, encl, entr, erne, eten, lect, leer, leet, lene, lent, lere, lete, neer, neet, nete, rect, reel, reen, reet, rent, rete, teel, teen, teer, tele, tene, tern, tree

3 Letter Words for Lectern

cee, cel, cen, cer, clr, crl, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ect, eec, eel, een, eer, elt, enc, ene, enl, ere, ern, ert, etc, lee, ler, let, lnr, ltr, nee, net, rct, rec, ree, rel, rle, rte, tec, tee, tel, ten, ter, tlc, tln, tlr

Definitions for Lectern

[1] a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
[2] a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, manuscript, etc., at the proper height for a reader or speaker.
[3] a reading desk or support in a church
[4] any similar desk or support

Words related to Lectern

pulpit, rostrum, platform, support, stand, ambo

Words nearby Lectern

lecky, leclair, leclanché cell, leconte de lisle, lect., lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype

Origin of Lectern

1275–1325; earlier lectron(e ), late Middle English lectryn < Medieval Latin lēctrīnum, derivative of lēctrum lectern, equivalent to Latin leg(ere ) to read + -trum instrumental suffix; replacing Middle English letroun, lettorne < Middle French letrun < Medieval Latin lēctrum, as above

Word origin for Lectern

C14: from Old French lettrun, from Late Latin lectrum, ultimately from legere to read

Synonyms for Lectern

pulpit, rostrum, ambo, platform, stand, support, reading stand