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    point of departure

    noun

    • 1. the starting point of a line of thought or course of action; an initial assumption: "Keynes took these current events as his point of departure"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › point ofPoint of departure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 15, 2017 · The meaning of POINT OF DEPARTURE is a starting point especially in a discussion. How to use point of departure in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › point-of-departurepoint of departure collocation | meaning and examples of use

    noun. uk / pɔɪnt / us / pɔɪnt / an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said ... See more at point. departure. noun [ C ] uk / dɪˈpɑː.tʃə r/ us / dɪˈpɑːr.tʃɚ / the fact of a person or vehicle, etc. ... See more at departure. (Definition of point and departure from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › point-of-departureDefinition of 'point of departure' - Collins Online Dictionary

    noun. 1. Nautical. the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water. 2. a place to begin, as in a discussion, argument, etc. Also called: departure. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › point of departurePoint of departure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms ...

    noun. a beginning from which an enterprise is launched. “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”. synonyms: jumping-off point, springboard.

  6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › point-of-departurePoint of departure Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    point of departure noun. plural points of departure. Britannica Dictionary definition of POINT OF DEPARTURE. [count] : a starting point in a discussion, project, etc. The study will be a point of departure [= jumping-off point] for future research.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › point+of+departurepoint of departure - The Free Dictionary

    point of departure - a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "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"

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › point of departurePOINT OF DEPARTURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Point of departure definition: the precise location of a vessel, established in order to set a course, especially in beginning a voyage in open water.. See examples of POINT OF DEPARTURE used in a sentence.