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pedestal Definition


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pedestal
noun
    1. The base on which a vase, statue, column, etc is placed or mounted.
      Thesaurus: platform, podium, base, stand, support, dais.
Idiom: put someone on a pedestal (place someone on a pedestal)
    To admire or revere them extremely; to idolize them.
Etymology: 16c: from Italian piedistallo foot of stall.



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