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threshold
noun
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
(
context, by extension
) An entrance
The start of the landing area of a runway
(
engineering
) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
The outset of an action or project
Translations:
Dutch: drempel
(
trans-mid
)
(
trans-bottom
)
Etymology:
Old English
írescold
This comes from the practice of placing a board to prevent the thresh or straw from leaving the house. Thresh was placed on stone floors to aid in traction.
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