podium
/ˈpoʊ.di.əm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
noun
A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
noun
A result amongst the best three at a competition.
noun
A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
noun
A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
Example Sentences
- "Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion)bor. Latin podiumbor. English podium Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: podium, πόδιον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊ.di.əm/
- British English: /ˈpəʊ.di.əm/