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[ noun ] a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

Examples

"one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him" "my point of departure was San Francisco"

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beginning

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[ noun ] a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

Examples

"he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own" "reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions" "the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but mu

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beginning

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