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standpoint (iou)



standpoint noun. E19.
[from STAND verb + POINT noun1, after German Standpunkt.]
The position from which a person views an object, scene, etc.; a point of view. E19.
J. N. Lockyer We want to know the distance of this tower from our stand-point.
A mental point of view; a person's attitude in relation to an object of mental contemplation. M19.
New Scientist To discuss infectivity mechanisms from the standpoint of viruses regarded as independent entities. R. Scruton The first-person standpoint can provide no knowledge of the Nature of any mental process.

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