pedestal

11 plus vocabulary word for grammar school entrance exams

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Learn the meaning of pedestal with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.

pedestal

(noun)

Meaning

a base or support for something

Example

"The statue stood on a tall pedestal."

Synonyms

basestandplinth

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin 'pedestalium', meaning foot of a stall.