pedestal

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  1. noun An architectural support or base, as for a column or statue.
  2. noun A support or foundation.
  3. noun A position of high regard or adoration.
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  • On the pedestal was the legend: STATUE OF LIMITATIONS. —  Question Quest
  • Taking possession of the pedestal was always the bloodiest part of the game, for though all weapons forged from metal were proscribed, as well as any halted weapon, a some shaped well for both striking and for gripping can do harm enough--as Cain himself will testify. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 05 - May 2001
  • The dragon discovered again that he liked getting hugged by a cute little girl, and the pedestal was actually a pretty comfortable place to rest on his laurels. —  Dragon on a Pedestal
  • The word “analemma” is Greek for the pedestal of a sundial, and itself comes from the Greek verb analambanein, meaning “to take up, to resume, to repair,” so that the pedestal is something that supports the sundial upon it. —  StrangeHorizons,August2002
  • Rather, it is a legacy that goes through SRK and ends up with a pedestal which is occupied by several stars. —  NAACHGAANA
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  1. Obsolete French, from Italian piedestallo : piè, foot (from Latin pēs; see pedi-) + di, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + stallo, stall (of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots).

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  1. = French piédestal = Spanish Portuguese pedestal, from Italian piedestallo, base of a pillar, the sill of a door, from piede, foot (from Latin pes (ped-) = English foot), + stallo, from German stall a stall: see stall.
  2. from pedestal, n.
 

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