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jumping-off place

noun
jump·​ing-off place | \ ËŒjÉ™m-piÅ‹-ˈȯf- How to pronounce jumping-off place (audio) \

Definition of jumping-off place

1 : a place or point from which an enterprise, investigation, or discussion is launched

called also jumping-off point

2 : a remote or isolated place

First Known Use of jumping-off place

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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