starting-point

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˈstɑrtɪŋˌpɔɪnt/ UK /ˈstɑːtɪŋˌpɔɪnt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the place, time, or idea from which something begins

    The observation became the starting-point for the proof.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the place, time, or idea... beginningoriginoutset
Opposites
endpointconclusion
Word family
Forms starting-points
Related forms startbeginningpoint

Etymology

Compound of starting + point.

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