podium
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
podium /ˈpəʊdɪəm/
▶noun (pl. podiums or podia /ˈpəʊdɪə/)
- 1 a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience.
■ N. Amer. a lectern.
- 2 a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building.
■ a raised platform surrounding the arena in an ancient amphitheatre.
– origin C18: via L. from Gk podion, dimin. of pous, pod- ‘foot’.
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