Rostrum may refer to:
* Any kind of a platform for a speaker:
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dais
A dais or daïs ( or , American English also but sometimes considered nonstandard)[dais]
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pulpit
A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church. The origin of the word is the Latin ''pulpitum'' (platform or staging). The traditional pulpit is raised well above the surrounding floor for audibility and visibility, access ...
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podium
A podium (plural podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek ''πόδι'' (foot). In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podiums can also be used ...
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Rostrum (anatomy)
Rostrum (from Latin ', meaning ''beak'') is a term used in anatomy for a number of phylogenetically unrelated structures in different groups of animals.
Invertebrates
* In crustaceans, the rostrum is the forward extension of the carapace in fr ...
, a beak, or anatomical structure resembling a beak, as in the mouthparts of many sucking insects
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Rostrum (ship), a form of bow on naval ships
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Rostrum Records
Rostrum Records is an American independent record label initially located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, now located in Los Angeles, California. Benjy Grinberg is the founder and president of the label, which currently has twelve artists on its ros ...
, an American record label
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The Rostrum
Extemporaneous Speaking (Extemp, or EXT) is a speech delivery style/speaking style, and a term that identifies a specific forensic competition. The competition is a speech event based on research and original analysis, done with a limited-prepar ...
'', the official monthly magazine of the National Forensic League
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Australian Rostrum
Rostrum Australia (formerly Australian Rostrum) is an association of Australian public speaking clubs, founded on 21 July 1930. It is the main continuation of the original Rostrum club ("The Rostrum") founded in Manchester, United Kingdom on 21 J ...
, public speaking clubs
See also
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Rastrum, a musical writing implement used to draw staff lines
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Rostra, a large platform built in the ancient city of Rome
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Rostral (disambiguation)
Rostral may refer to:
Anatomy
* Rostral (anatomical term), situated toward the oral or nasal region
* Rostral bone, in ceratopsian dinosaurs
* Rostral organ, of certain fish
* Rostral scale, in snakes and scaled reptiles
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