point
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～ a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
point of apoapsis
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～ (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
point of order
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～ a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
point
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～ a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
point
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～ one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
point of entry
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～ a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
point of departure
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～ a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"
point
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～ a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
point
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～ a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"
point
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～ a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
point
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～ a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
point
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～ a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"
point man
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～ a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol
point
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～ a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
point
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～ the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
point of honor
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～ a concern that seriously reflects on your honor
point
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～ a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
point
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～ the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
point
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～ an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"