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Vinony

podium

noun

  1. platform used to raise something above its surroundings
  2. multipurpose organs of echinoderms
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊ.di.əm/ / /ˈpoʊ.di.əm/ / /ˈpəʉ.di.əm/

noun

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

  1. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
  2. A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
  3. A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
  4. A result amongst the best three at a competition.

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

  5. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
  6. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
  7. The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
  8. A foot or footstalk.

verb

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

  1. To finish in the top three at an event or competition.

    “The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.”

    “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.”