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Podium
//ˈpoʊ.di.əm// noun, verb, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- 2 a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it wordnet
- 3 A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly. proscribed, sometimes
- 4 A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
- 5 A result amongst the best three at a competition.
"Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third."
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- 6 A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.; The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
- 7 A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.; The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
- 8 The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
- 9 A foot or footstalk.
Verb
- 1 To finish in the top three at an event or competition. colloquial, intransitive
"The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
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