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stand⋅point
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ˈstændˌpɔɪnt
/
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stand
-point
]
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–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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1820–30;
stand
+
point
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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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