Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of starting point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
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Synonyms: starting point
Antonyms: none provided
noun
of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, formal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a dosage level at which additional administration of an agent significantly loses its efficacy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology
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Synonyms: reference point
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: springboard, jumping-off point
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, start, commencement
noun
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: jumping-off place
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
History
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Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
