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trib·une 1     (trĭb'yōōn', trĭ-byōōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An officer of ancient Rome elected by the plebeians to protect their rights from arbitrary acts of the patrician magistrates.
  2. A protector or champion of the people.

[Middle English, from Old French tribun, from Latin tribūnus, from tribus, tribe; see tribe.]
trib'u·nar'y (trĭb'yə-něr'ē) adj.
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trib·une 2     (trĭb'yōōn', trĭ-byōōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A raised platform or dais from which a speaker addresses an assembly.
  2. The usually domed or vaulted apse of a basilica.
  3. See gallery.

[French, from Old French, part of a church, speaking platform, from Old Italian tribuna, from Medieval Latin tribūna, alteration of Latin tribūnal; see tribunal.]
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