'Starting point' definitions:

Definition of 'starting point'

From: WordNet
noun
Earliest limiting point [syn: terminus a quo, starting point]

Definition of 'Starting point'

From: GCIDE
  • Starting \Start"ing\ (st[aum]rt"[i^]ng), a. & n. from Start, v. [1913 Webster]
  • Starting bar (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine.
  • Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.]
  • Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts.
  • Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'starting point'

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