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pedestal
Anoun
base, pedestal, stand
 a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
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pedestal, plinth, footstall
 an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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pedestal
 a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"
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state
status; position
pedestal

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