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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
podium
    n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
         prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium,
         pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
          [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) The foot.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Podium:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
balcony, catafalque, dais, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune
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