JUMPING-OFF POINT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
   Synonym(s)
   • point of departure (what does point of departure mean?)
   • springboard (what does springboard mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he uses other people’’s ideas as a springboard for his own
   • reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
   • the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but mu
   Hypernyms(s) jumping-off point is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commencement (what does commencement mean?)