"point of departure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: points of departure [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|points of departure}} point of departure (plural points of departure)
  1. (travel) Synonym of starting point Categories (topical): Travel Synonyms: starting point [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-point_of_departure-en-noun-KBQZToev Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel
  2. (formal, figuratively) of abstract processes that can be compared to a voyage: initial circumstances. Frequent collocations include, but are not limited to: Tags: figuratively, formal Translations (initial circumstances): Ausgangspunkt [masculine] (German), Ausgangsposition [feminine] (German), utgångspunkt [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-point_of_departure-en-noun-LZWUpr2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Disambiguation of 'initial circumstances': 16 78 6
  3. (toxicology) a dosage level at which additional administration of an agent significantly loses its efficacy Categories (topical): Toxicology Synonyms: reference point
    Sense id: en-point_of_departure-en-noun-cD6v9IYi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 33 Topics: medicine, sciences, toxicology

Inflected forms

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