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standpoint
noun stand·point \-ˌpȯint\
: a way in which something is thought about or considered
Full Definition of STANDPOINT
: a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged
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First Known Use of STANDPOINT
1829
Related to STANDPOINT
- Synonyms
- angle, eye view, outlook, shoes, slant, perspective, vantage point, viewpoint
Rhymes with STANDPOINT
adjoint, anoint, appoint, aroint, ballpoint, bluepoint, blue point, break point, butt joint, checkpoint, choke point, clip joint, conjoint, dew point, disjoint, drypoint, end point, fixed-point, flash point, game point, grade point, gunpoint, High Point, hinge joint, hip joint, ice point, juke joint, knifepoint, lap joint, match point, midpoint, near point, nonpoint, outpoint, pen point, pinpoint, pourpoint, price point, seal point, set point, strongpoint, tuck-point, viewpoint, waypoint
STANDPOINT Defined for Kids
standpoint
noun stand·point \ˈstand-ˌpȯint\
Definition of STANDPOINT for Kids
: a way in which things are thought about : point of view
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