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di noun, plural po·di·ums, po·di·a [-dee-uh] .
[-dee-uh] . 1.
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc.
2.
Architecture.
a.
a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome.
b.
a stereobate for a classical temple, especially one with perpendicular sides.
c.
the masonry supporting a classical temple.
d.
a raised platform surrounding the arena of an ancient Roman amphitheater having on it the seats of privileged spectators.
3.
4.
a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information.
5.
Zoology, Anatomy. a foot.
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| —n , pl -diums, -dia | |
| 1. | a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc; dais |
| 2. | a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall |
| 3. | a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre |
| 4. | zoology |
| a. the terminal part of a vertebrate limb | |
| b. any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish | |
| [C18: from Latin: platform, balcony, from Greek podion little foot, from pous foot] | |
| -podium | |
| —n combining form | |
| a part resembling a foot: pseudopodium | |
| [from New Latin: footlike; see | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
He did smile happily after he mounted the victory podium to the familiar top step.
But he faced many barriers before he ever got to a podium.
As he had during each visit, the search-committee chair approached the podium.
He normally looks down and walks carefully to and from the podium.
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