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A fancy word for the box that lets short people look important.
means A raised platform a speaker stands on to address an audience.
from From Latin rostrum, 'beak' or 'ship's prow' — in the Roman Forum, the speakers' platform was decorated with the bronze beaks (rostra) hacked off enemy warships after a naval victory, and the trophy-studded stage eventually lent its name to any podium.
- original meaning
- Latin for ship's beak, literally a boat nose
- roman origin
- Named after beaked prows displayed on Forum speaking platform
- biology term
- Also means a bird's beak or insect snout
- not a podium
- Technically the stand, not the lectern on top