Canadian English Meaning of threshold

threshold

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Definitions and Meaning of threshold in English

Wordnet

threshold (n)

the starting point for a new state or experience

the smallest detectable sensation

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

a region marking a boundary

Webster

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.

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threshold

the starting point for a new state or experience, the smallest detectable sensation, the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room

brink,edge,edge,cusp,point,Nick

close,Conclusion,end,ending,period,cessation,closing,closure,completion,finish

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