Podium — meaning in English

English meaning

• dais noun A raised platform, as at the front of a hall, used for a speaker, head table, or seat of honour.
• podium noun A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or conductor to stand on.

Senses

Podium is used for these senses in English:

• dais A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
• podium A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
• podium (sports, and, other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
• podium (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.

podium — full definition

1. noun A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or conductor to stand on.
2. noun A stand that holds notes for someone giving a speech.
3. noun The raised platform where the top three finishers of a competition stand to receive their medals; also used to mean a top-three finish itself.

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