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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bema /ˈbiːmə/

▶noun (pl. bemas or bemata /ˈbiːmətə/)

1 the altar part in ancient and Orthodox churches.

2 the platform from which orators spoke in ancient Athens.

– origin C17: from Gk bēma ‘step, raised place’.

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