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    starting point
    /ˈstɑːtɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/

    noun

    • 1. a place that marks the beginning of a journey: "it was the starting point for the long walk over the heath"
  2. a place or position where something begins: The starting point for the guided tour of the town is in the market square. The committee emphasized that its report was only meant as a starting point for discussion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Beginnings and starts. a baptism of/by fire idiom. advent. baptism. beginning. birth.

  3. a place or position where something begins: The starting point for the guided tour of the town is in the market square. The committee emphasized that its report was only meant as a starting point for discussion. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Beginnings and starts. a baptism of/by fire idiom. advent. baptism. beginning. birth.

  4. The meaning of STARTING POINT is a place to start. How to use starting point in a sentence.

  5. Something that is a starting point for a discussion or process can be used to begin it or act as a basis for it. These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation. [ + for] A pair of pink antique curtains was the starting point for the colour scheme.

  6. noun. 1. first step, opening, foundation, introduction, first move, opening gambit These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation. 2. point of departure, starting post They had already walked a couple of miles or more from their starting point.

  7. starting point (for something) a thing, an idea or a set of facts that can be used to begin a discussion or process. The article served as a useful starting point for our discussion.

  8. /ˈstɑtɪŋ pɔɪnt/ IPA guide. Other forms: starting points. Definitions of starting point. noun. earliest limiting point. synonyms: terminus a quo. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. starting point. the "starting point" family. earliest limiting point.