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standpoint

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stand⋅point

  [stand-point]
–noun
1. the point or place at which a person stands to view something.
2. the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things: From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.
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Origin:
1820–30; stand + point, modeled on G Standpunkt
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stand·point   (stānd'point')   
n.  A position from which things are considered or judged; a point of view.

[Translation of German Standpunkt.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

standpoint 
1829, from stand (v.) + point. A loan-translation of Ger. Standpunkt.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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