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Meaning of 'threshold' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Threshold [ n.]
- The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.
- Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.

Meaning of 'threshold' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . threshold [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
Example in sentence:
  • he stuck his head in the doorway
Meaning (2):
- the starting point for a new state or experience
Example in sentence:
  • on the threshold of manhood

Nearby Words:

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