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Noun: podium (podiums,podia)  pow-dee-um
  1. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
    "The speaker took her place on the podium";
    - dais, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
Verb: podium  pow-dee-um
  1. (sports) finish in the top three at an event or competition
    "Anderson podiumed again with her second-place-finish"

Derived forms: podiums, podia, podiumed, podiuming

Type of: platform

Encyclopedia: Podium