jumping-off point

Definitions of jumping-off point
  1. noun
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
    “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”
    synonyms: point of departure, springboard
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    type of:
    beginning, commencement, start
    the act of starting something
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