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- US Pronunciation
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- [ped-uh-stl]
- /ˈpɛd ə stl/
- /ˈped.ə.stəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ped-uh-stl]
- /ˈpɛd ə stl/
Definitions of pedestal word
- noun pedestal an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 1
- noun pedestal a supporting structure or piece; base. 1
- noun pedestal Furniture. a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other. a columnar support for a tabletop. 1
- noun pedestal Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile. 1
- verb with object pedestal to put on or supply with a pedestal. 1
- idioms pedestal set / put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal. 1
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Origin of pedestal
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; alteration of Middle French piedestal < Italian piedestallo, variant of piedistallo literally, foot of stall. See ped-2, de, stall1
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Parts of speech for Pedestal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pedestal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pedestal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pedestal
noun pedestal
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- caryatid — a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- doorpost — doorjamb.
- minaret — a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
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