POINT OF DEPARTURE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("point of departure" is a kind of...):

beginning; commencement; start (the act of starting something)

Meaning:

A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

Example:

my point of departure was San Francisco

Synonyms:

jumping-off place; point of departure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("point of departure" is a kind of...):

beginning; origin; root; rootage; source (the place where something begins, where it springs into being)