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stand·point (-po̵int′)

noun

  1. a position from which something is or may be viewed
  2. the mental position from which things are judged; point of view

Etymology: calque < Ger standpunkt

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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