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The correct spelling is pedestal.
How to pronounce pedestal
noun
IPA: /ˈpɛdɪstəl/
Say it like: Ped-est-al
The correct spelling is pedestal. The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp. For example: "He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her."
Usage Examples
“He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
- 2.A place of reverence or honor.
- 3.A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
- 4.A pillow block; a low housing.
- 5.(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
verb
- 1.To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.
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