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thresh·old (t̸hres̸h′ōld′, -hōld′)

noun

  1. doorsill
  2. the entrance or beginning point of something at the threshold of a new career
  3. Physiol., Psychol. the point at which a stimulus is just strong enough to be perceived or produce a response the threshold of pain

Etymology: ME threschwold < OE therscwold (akin to ON threskǫlder) < base of therscan (see thrash) + ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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