Point Of Departure (Noun)
Meaning 1
A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 2
A beginning from which an enterprise is launched; "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 must be the function it carries out".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.