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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 be·ma /ˈbimə/
 高座,演壇

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·ma n.
 1. Gr. Antiq. A platform from which speakers addressed an assembly.
 2. Arch. (a) That part of an early Christian church which was reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern part of the chancel. (b) Erroneously: A pulpit.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 bema
      n : area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir;
          often enclosed by a lattice or railing [syn: chancel, sanctuary]