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Grammar : Noun
Spell : stand-point
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstændˌpɔɪnt



Définition of standpoint

Origin :
  • 1829, from stand (v.) + point (n.). A loan-translation of German Standpunkt.
  • noun belief, position
Example sentences :
  • The standpoint of the former is logical; that of the latter psychological.
  • Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
  • We have been viewing the youth from the standpoint of his fellow-students.
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • He judges Dick from the standpoint of his own sober middle age.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And how about the railroads from the standpoint of private enterprise?
  • Extract from : « Higher Education and Business Standards » by Willard Eugene Hotchkiss
  • From our standpoint they may have been wasteful methods, but they did get results.
  • Extract from : « Higher Education and Business Standards » by Willard Eugene Hotchkiss
  • But from our standpoint it is their hygienic importance that is insisted upon.
  • Extract from : « Rural Hygiene » by Henry N. Ogden
  • It is not at all difficult to understand the Buddhist standpoint in the matter.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • He then proceeds to discuss the question from the standpoint of pure reason.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • From the standpoint of painting, however, this period has marked individuality.
  • Extract from : « Chinese Painters » by Raphael Petrucci
  • Certainly, the standpoint of the Greek was the exact opposite.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various

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