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jumping-off place

jumping-off place
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhm-ping-awf, -of]
    • /ˈdʒʌm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf/
    • /ˈdʒʌmp.ɪŋ ɒf ˈpleɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhm-ping-awf, -of]
    • /ˈdʒʌm pɪŋˈɔf, -ˈɒf/

Definitions of jumping-off place words

  • noun jumping-off place a place for use as a starting point: Paris was the jumping-off place for our tour of Europe. 1
  • noun jumping-off place an out-of-the-way place; the farthest limit of anything settled or civilized. 1
  • noun jumping-off place a starting point, as in an enterprise 0
  • noun jumping-off place a final or extreme condition 0
  • noun jumping-off place a place where one leaves civilization to go into the wilderness 0
  • noun jumping-off place a very remote spot 0
See all 8 definitions of jumping-off place

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Origin of jumping-off place

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Jumping-off place

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Jumping-off place

jumping-off place popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for jumping-off place

noun jumping-off place

  • hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
  • whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
All 2 Synonyms of jumping-off place

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