jumping-off point

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noun

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
• Syn:
springboard, point of departure
• Hypernyms:
beginning, start, commencement