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Word: Rostrum
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from Latin, literally ‘beak’ (from rodere ‘gnaw’). The word was originally used (at first in the plural rostra) to denote part of the Forum in Rome, which was decorated with the beaks of captured galleys, and was used as a platform for public speakers
ˈrɒstrəm
a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra
Short Definition:raised platform on which person stands to make public speech, receive award or medal, play music
Examples:- speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum
- the winner's rostrum
- the composer moved from keyboard to rostrum
a beaklike projection, especially a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean
Short Definition:beaklike projection
Examples:- these beetles are very easily recognized by the rostrum or beak
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