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focal point
noun
: a center of activity, interest, or attention
Full Definition of FOCAL POINT
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: focus 1a
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: focus 5a
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First Known Use of FOCAL POINT
1713
Rhymes with FOCAL POINT
at gunpoint, at knifepoint, basis point, boiling point, breaking point, brownie point, cardinal point, counterpoint, Curie point, disappoint, extra point, floating-point, freezing point, growing point, ideal point, knuckle joint, melting point, miter joint, needlepoint, out of joint, pedal point, petit point, point-to-point, pressure point, rabbet joint, selling point, silverpoint, sticking point, strain a point, stretch a point, talking point, to the point, trigger point, triple point, turning point, vantage point, vowel point
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