| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | da·is |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d   s, d - |
| NOUN: | A raised platform, as in a lecture hall, for speakers or honored guests. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English deis, from Anglo-Norman, platform, from Late Latin discus, table, from Latin, discus, quoit. See disk.
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