podium

CEFRB2

/ˈpəʊ.di.əm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or winner.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.

Examples

  • When cleaning the classroom, a few students carry the podium.

  • Tom walked to the podium.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpoʊ.di.əm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.

  2. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.

  3. A result amongst the best three at a competition.

More examples

In context

  • The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.

  • Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.

  • Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.