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JUMPING-OFF POINT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beginning from which an enterprise is launched
Example:
the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out
Synonyms:
jumping-off point; point of departure; springboard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jumping-off point" is a kind of...):
beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)
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