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English noun: jumping-off point

1. jumping-off point (act) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched


SamplesHe 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 must be the function it carries out.


Synonymspoint of departure, springboard


Broader (hypernym)beginning, commencement, start









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