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- [dey-is, dahy-, deys]
- /ˈdeɪ ɪs, ˈdaɪ-, deɪs/
- /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dey-is, dahy-, deys]
- /ˈdeɪ ɪs, ˈdaɪ-, deɪs/
Definitions of dais word
- countable noun dais A dais is a raised platform in a hall. 3
- noun dais a raised platform, usually at one end of a hall, used by speakers, etc 3
- noun dais a platform raised above the floor at one end of a hall or room, as for a throne, seats of honor, a speaker's stand, etc. 3
- noun dais a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc. 1
- noun dais A low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or a throne. 1
- noun dais speaker's platform 1
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Origin of dais
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English deis < Anglo-French (Old French dois) < Latin discus quoit; see discus
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Parts of speech for Dais
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dais popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dais
noun dais
- podium — a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- terrace — a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- rostrum — any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.
- table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- seat — something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
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