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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