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podium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Podium \Po"di*um\, n.; pl {Podia}. [L., fr Gr ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot. See {Pew}.] 1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by arch[ae]ologists in two senses: a The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. b The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of {Column}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The foot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: podium n : a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {ambo}, {stump}, {soapbox}]
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