“point of”

The following 24 entries include the term point of.

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all points/every point of the compass

idiom

: all directions : everywhere

in point of fact

idiom

used to introduce a true statement which shows that another statement is not true or accurate

make a point of (doing something)

idiom

: to give one's attention to (doing something) to make sure that it happens

on/at the point of (doing something)

idiom

: at a time just before (doing something)

point of contention

noun phrase

: the thing that people are arguing over

point of order

noun phrase

: a question or statement about the way things should be done at a meeting, debate, etc.

point of origin

noun phrase

: the place where something comes from : the place where something originates

point of reference

noun phrase

: something that is used to judge or understand something else

to the point of

idiom

: to a particular state

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