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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a raised table or throne. See dais.

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  • noun A raised part of the floor of a large room; a dais or platform for a raised table or throne.

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French haut high + pas step.

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