analogion

noun

ana·​lo·​gi·​on

ˌänəˌlȯˈyēˌȯn,

-əˈlȯˌyȯn

plural analogia

-ˌlȯˈyēˌä,

-ˈlȯˌyä

or analogions

: a stand on which choir singers in the Eastern Church keep their books

Word History

Etymology

Greek analogeion reading desk, from analegesthai to read through, from ana- + legein to gather, speak

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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