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Dais definition

dāĭs, dī-
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A raised platform, as in a lecture hall, for speakers or honored guests.
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A platform raised above the floor at one end of a hall or room, as for a throne, seats of honor, a speaker's stand, etc.
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The definition of a dais is a raised area in a room meant for an honored person or a speaker.

An example of a dais is what the King of Thailand's throne sits on while he is speaking.

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Alternative Form of dais - deis

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Singular:
dais
Plural:
daises, dases

Origin of dais

  • Middle English deis from Anglo-Norman platform from Late Latin discus table from Latin discus, quoit disk

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English deis < Anglo-Norman (Old French deis, dois) < Latin discus.

    From Wiktionary

Dais Sentence Examples

  • All the apartments open into the court; and on the south side is an open alcove, with a marble floor, and raised dais round three sides, covered with cushions; the front wall is supported by an ornamented Saracenic arch.

  • My father An the king, shepherd of the gods, sat me in the Land on a holy dais.

  • I was up at the dais and one of the promoters came up and said Ms. Nichols, there’s someone here who would love to meet you.

  • The Exemplar folded his hands, contemplating the request, then turned and walked to the front of the dais.

  • At the east end is an altar on a raised wooden dais.

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