[dɛsk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work
(e.g: he sat at his desk, reading reports)

- a counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information
(e.g: the reception desk)

- a specified section of a newspaper or broadcasting organization
(e.g: he landed a job on the sports desk)

- a position in an orchestra at which two players share a music stand
(e.g: an extra desk of first and second violins)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin desca, probably based on Provençal desca ‘basket’ or Italian desco ‘table, butcher's block’, both based on Latin discus (see discus)