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The place where a journey starts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, sometimes
Examples
- King's Cross Station proved to be the starting point of a journey that took me around the world.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: point of departure
Antonyms: none provided
The first steps when commencing an activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Examining the data and facts will be a good starting point.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: point of departure
Antonyms: none provided
earliest limiting point
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: terminus a quo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
մեկնարկ
(meknark)
— place where a journey starts
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Azerbaijani:
çıxış nöqtəsi
— place where a journey starts
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Catalan:
punt de partida
— place where a journey starts
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Chinese Mandarin:
出發點 /出发点
(chūfādiǎn)
— place where a journey starts
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Chinese Mandarin:
起始點 /起始点
(qǐshǐdiǎn)
— place where a journey starts
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Chinese Mandarin:
起點 /起点
(qǐdiǎn)
— place where a journey starts
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Dutch:
beginpunt
— place where a journey starts
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Esperanto:
elirpunkto
— place where a journey starts
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Faroese:
útgangspunkt
— place where a journey starts
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Finnish:
lähtöpaikka
— place where a journey starts
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Finnish:
lähtöpiste
— place where a journey starts
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French:
point de départ
— place where a journey starts
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German:
Ausgangspunkt
— place where a journey starts
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Ancient Greek:
ἀφορμή
(aphormḗ)
— place where a journey starts
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Irish:
tús
— place where a journey starts
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Irish:
túsphointe
— place where a journey starts
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Macedonian:
поаѓа́лиште
(poaǵálište)
— place where a journey starts
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Norwegian Bokmål:
utgangspunkt
— place where a journey starts
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Norwegian Bokmål:
startsted
— place where a journey starts
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
utgangspunkt
— place where a journey starts
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Polish:
punkt wyjścia
— place where a journey starts
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Romanian:
punct de plecare
— place where a journey starts
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Spanish:
punto de partida
— place where a journey starts
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Swedish:
utgångspunkt
— place where a journey starts
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Welsh:
tarddle
— place where a journey starts
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Armenian:
մեկնարկ
(meknark)
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Azerbaijani:
çıxış nöqtəsi
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
出發點 /出发点
(chūfādiǎn)
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
開端 /开端
(kāiduān)
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
起點 /起点
(qǐdiǎn)
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Chinese Mandarin:
基礎 /基础
(jīchǔ)
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Danish:
udgangspunkt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Dutch:
uitgangspunt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Esperanto:
elirpunkto
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Faroese:
útgangspunkt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Finnish:
aloitus
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Finnish:
lähtökohta
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Finnish:
lähtöpiste
— first steps when commencing an activity
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French:
point de départ
— first steps when commencing an activity
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French:
commencement
— first steps when commencing an activity
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German:
Ausgangspunkt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Norwegian Bokmål:
utgangspunkt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
utgangspunkt
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Polish:
punkt wyjścia
— first steps when commencing an activity
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Welsh:
man cychwyn
— first steps when commencing an activity
