Phrase guide
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noun
A designated area for troops to concentrate upon; a sign marking such an area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meeting place, point, place, site, location
noun
A cause, symbol, or a place that may unite a fragmented group or persons opposing each over in other matters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point
History
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Across languages
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