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has gloss	(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" springboard, point of departure, jumping-off point
lexicalization	eng: jumping-off point
lexicalization	eng: point of departure
lexicalization	eng: springboard
subclass of	(noun) the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" commencement, start, beginning