pou sto

pou sto
pou sto [po͞o′ stō′, pou′]
n.
Gr pou stō, where I may stand: from a saying of Archimedes, dos moi pou stō, kai kinō tēn gēn, give me (a place) where I may stand, and I will move the earth
1. a place to stand on
2. a basis of operations

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