standpoints

[stand-point]

Origin

noun

the point or place at which a person stands to view something.

the mental position, attitude, etc., from which a person views and judges things: From the lawyer's standpoint, her client is right.

Origin:
1820–30; stand + point, modeled on German Standpunkt

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Standpoints is always a great word to know.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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Word Origin & History

standpoint

1829, from stand (v.) + point. A loan-translation of Ger. Standpunkt.

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