Synset:point of departure springboard
Examples:
- he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own
- reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions
- the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out
Hypernyms:beginning commencement start
Inherited Hypernyms:springboardbeginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity