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pedestalled

ped·es·tal
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ped-uh-stl]
    • /ˈpɛd ə stl/
    • /ˈpe.dɪ.stl̩d/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ped-uh-stl]
    • /ˈpɛd ə stl/

Definitions of pedestalled word

  • noun pedestalled an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 1
  • noun pedestalled a supporting structure or piece; base. 1
  • noun pedestalled 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 pedestalled Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile. 1
  • verb with object pedestalled to put on or supply with a pedestal. 1
  • idioms pedestalled 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 pedestalled

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 Pedestalled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pedestalled 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".

pedestalled usage trend in Literature

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