point of departure

Other forms: points of departure

Definitions of point of departure
  1. noun
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
    “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
    synonyms: jumping-off point, springboard
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    type of:
    beginning, commencement, start
    the act of starting something
  2. noun
    a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
    “my point of departure was San Francisco”
    synonyms: jumping-off place
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    type of:
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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