podium

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , a diminutive of. .

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 stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
 * 3)  A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
 * 4)  A result amongst the best three at a competition.
 * 5) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
 * 6) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
 * 7) 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.
 * 1)  A foot or footstalk.

Usage notes
Some people object to the sense on the grounds that because of its etymology,  ought to refer to something that is stood upon (or that at least pertains to the feet in some way), and that  should be used instead, as it refers to “reading”. However, this use is well established in US English and reported without comment in US dictionaries.

Derived terms

 * podium position

Translations

 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: podio
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 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βῆμα
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Irish: póidiam
 * Javanese: podhium
 * Polish: ,
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 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ancient: βῆμα
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 * Finnish:, palkintopalli
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 表彰台
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: pall
 * Nynorsk: pall
 * Polish:
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 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish: ödül kürsüsü


 * Finnish: palkintosija, palkintopalli
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Swedish: pallplacering

Verb

 * 1)  To finish in the top three at an event or competition.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , a diminutive of. .

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Etymology
Borrowed from, from diminutive of.

Noun

 * 1) balcony, especially in an amphitheatre

Descendants

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Noun

 * 1) a dais, raised platform
 * 1) a dais, raised platform

Noun

 * 1) a dais, raised platform
 * 1) a dais, raised platform

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