also starting-point
( starting points)
1.
Something that is a starting point for a discussion or process can be used to begin it or act as a basis for it.
These proposals represent a realistic starting point for negotiation...
= basis
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2.
When you make a journey, your starting point is the place from which you start.
They had already walked a couple of miles or more from their starting point.
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