how to pronounce lectern

/ˈlɛktɚn/

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lectern is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lectern in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… approaching the lectern and i'd like to …”

meanings of lectern

noun:

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

lectern frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lectern occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lectern can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lectern can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;