pulpitum

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Noun

 * 1) A massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory in medieval cathedrals and monastic churches.

Etymology
Of origin, but said to be an  borrowing. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, possibly a back-formation from plural, perhaps (via  or ), from , neuter plural of.

Noun

 * 1) platform, scaffold, or pulpit for public presentations or lectures
 * 2) stage (for actors)

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