A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
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