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Meaning
Noun
●
A
table
,
frame
, or case, in
past
centuries
usually with a
sloping
top
but now usually with a
flat top
, for the use of
writers
and
readers
. It often has a
drawer
or
repository
underneath.
●
In Furniture:
A
read
ing
table
or
lectern
to support the
book
from which the
liturgical
service is
read
,
differing
from the
pulpit
from which the
sermon
is
preached
; also (especially in the United States), a
pulpit
. Hence, used
symbolically
for the
clerical
profession.
●
A
department
tasked
with a particular
topic
or focus in certain types of
businesses
, such as
newspapers
and financial
trading
firms.
●
Short for
mixing
desk.
●
A
station
for a
string player
in an
orchestra
,
consisting of
a
chair
and a
music stand
, or a
row
of such
station
s.
Verb
●
To
shut up
,
as in
a
desk
; to treasure.
●
To
equip
with a
desk
or
desk
s.
Sourced from
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Origin
desk
English
desca
Latin
discus
Latin
δίσκος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δικείν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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