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noun
1.
an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
2.
a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church.
3.
a pulpit.
4.
the section of a large organization, as a governmental bureau or newspaper, having authority over and responsibility for particular operations within the organization: city desk; foreign desk.
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EXPANDa table or counter, as in a library or office, at which a specific job is performed or a service offered: an information desk; reception desk.
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a stand used to support sheet music; music stand.
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COLLAPSE(in an orchestra) a seat or position assigned by rank (usually used in combination): a first-desk flutist.
adjective
8.
of or pertaining to a writing desk: a desk drawer.
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of a size or form suitable for use on a desk: desk dictionary.
10.
done at or based on a desk, as in an office or schoolroom: He used to be a traveling salesman, but now he has a desk job.
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Word Origin & History
desk
mid-14c., from M.L. desca "table to write on" (c.1250), from L. discus "quoit, platter, dish," from Gk. diskos. The M.L. is perhaps via It. desco. Used figuratively of office or clerical work since 1797; desk job is first attested 1965. Desk-top (adj.) is from 1958; desk-top publishing first recorded
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COLLAPSE
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