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Dictionary: stand·point   (stănd'point') pronunciation
n.

A position from which things are considered or judged; a point of view.

[Translation of German Standpunkt.]


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noun

    The position from which something is observed or considered: angle2, eye, outlook, point of view, slant, vantage, viewpoint. See perspective.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A mental position from which things are viewed.

pronunciation From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other. — Albert Einstein

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mental position from which things are viewed
  Synonyms: point of view, viewpoint, stand


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - standpunkt, synspunkt

Nederlands (Dutch)
standpunt

Français (French)
n. - point de vue

Deutsch (German)
n. - Standpunkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άποψη, σκοπιά

Italiano (Italian)
punto di vista, parere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ponto de vista (m)

Русский (Russian)
точка зрения

Español (Spanish)
n. - punto de vista, posición, postura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ståndpunkt, ställningstagande, synpunkt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
立场, 看法, 观点

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 立場, 看法, 觀點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 입장, 무엇을 보기 위해 사람이 서는 장소, 관점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 見地, 論点

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وجهه نظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נקודת מבט, בחינה‬


 
 
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