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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Standpoint  \Stand"point`\,  n.  [Cf.  G.  standpunkt.] 
  A  fixed  point  or  station;  a  basis  or  fundamental  principle;  a 
  position  from  which  objects  or  principles  are  viewed,  and 
  according  to  which  they  are  compared  and  judged. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  standpoint 
  n  :  a  mental  position  from  which  things  are  viewed;  "we  should 
  consider  this  problem  from  the  viewpoint  of  the 
  Russians";  "teaching  history  gave  him  a  special  point  of 
  view  toward  current  events"  [syn:  {point  of  view},  {viewpoint}, 
  {stand}] 




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