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How to pronounce point of departure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms jumping-off place
Type of rootage, source, root, origin, beginning


my point of departure was San Francisco.
Type Words
Synonyms jumping-off point, springboard
Type of beginning, commencement, start


the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out.

Examples of point of departure

point of departure
It became my point of departure, where I could gather in all these other things.
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Charlie's girth is a point of departure for a story rich in metaphor and irony.
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Mr. Chabon's point of departure is the suicide of the writer David Foster Wallace.
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That has been my point of departure and guiding principle these nearly four decades.
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Her point of departure is usually Manhattan, for which she has scarcely a good word.
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The Cardinals lost their five remaining games, a clear point of departure.
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From here, retrace steps previously taken back to Crowley Park and point of departure.
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He had hoped that Doug could use the London script as a point of departure and work on it.
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Maybe, but at worst, it's an excellent point of departure from our current suicidal path.
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