4
terminal
3
basis(noun, top, opening, creation, stipulation)
3
goal
3
jumping-off place
3
jumping-off point
2
base
2
object
2
springboard
2
start
2
starting point(noun, expression, top, opening, creation)
1
airport
1
dawn
1
inception
1
issue(noun, point, matter, subject)
1
origin
1
outset
1
port
1
radical
1
rudiment(noun, top, opening, creation, stipulation)
1
takeoff
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