po·di·um
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Audio Help [-dee-uh] Pronunciation Key. | 1. | a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc. |
| 2. | Architecture.
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| 3. | lectern. |
| 4. | a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information. |
| 5. | Zoology, Anatomy. a foot. |
| 6. | Botany. a footstalk or stipe. |
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podium
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n. pl. po·di·ums or po·di·a (-dē-ə)
[Latin, from Greek podion, base, diminutive of pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
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podium
1743, "raised platform around an ancient arena," also "projecting base of a pedestal," from L. podium "raised platform," from Gk. podion "foot of a vase," dim. of pous (gen. podos) "foot" (see foot). Meaning "raised platform at the front of a hall or stage" is from 1947.
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| a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: dais] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
podium [ˈpəudiəm] noun
a platform on which a lecturer, musical conductor etc stands
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Podium
Pew\, n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade, balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other distinguished persons sat, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See Foot, and cf. Podium, Poy.]1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by low partitions, and have long seats upon which several persons may sit; -- sometimes called slip. Pews were originally made square, but are now usually long and narrow. 2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. Milton. Pew opener, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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