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   rostrum

   /ˈrɒstrəm/

   noun

   • 1. a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra: "speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum"
   • ▪ a raised platform supporting a film or television camera: "a rostrum camera"
   • 2. a beaklike projection, especially a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean: "these beetles are very easily recognized by the rostrum or beak"

   Word Origin 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.

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   • 1. rostriform adjective

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   What is the plural of rostrum?

   • The ancient Romans used beaks from captured ships to decorate a platform from which orators could speak, called the rostra, the plural of rostrum. In the mid-17th century, rostrum came to mean a platform for speeches, performances, or receiving awards. By the way, the plural of rostrum is still rostra. "Rostrum."

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   Where did the word rostrum come from?

   • The first records of the word rostrum in English come from the 1500s. It comes from the Latin rōstrum, meaning “snout,” “bill,” “beak of a bird,” or “ship’s prow” (when used in its plural form, rōstra, it referred to a speaker’s platform, a reference to the fact that this platform in the Roman forum was decorated with the prows of captured ships).

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   What is a rostrum used for?

   • Rostrum, a "raised platform for speakers," goes back to the collecting of war souvenirs by the ancient Romans. Warships in those days had pointed beams, called "beaks," sticking out from the bows. They were used to ram and sink enemy ships. To celebrate a great naval victory, the Romans gathered the beaks of the losers' ships.

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   What is a rostrum in a church?

   • The word rostrum is used to mean slightly different things in different contexts and places, such as in a theater or an orchestra venue. In a church, the rostrum is the pulpit. In any case, rostrums are usually raised in some way so that the audience can see the speaker.

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   noun. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. synonyms: ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, soapbox, stump. see more. noun. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils. synonyms: snout. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Rostrum."

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   Rostrum is a noun that can mean a platform for speakers, a ship's beak, or a bird-like part of some animals. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and medical definition of rostrum from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Rostrum is a word that can mean a platform for public speaking, a beak or snout of an animal or ship, or a musical instrument. Learn more about its origin, synonyms, and usage examples from Collins Dictionary.