on+the+threshold

  • 131threshold — /thresh ohld, thresh hohld/, n. 1. the sill of a doorway. 2. the entrance to a house or building. 3. any place or point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career. 4. Also called limen. Psychol., Physiol. the point at which a… …

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  • 132threshold — thresh•old [[t]ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld[/t]] n. 1) bui the sill of a doorway 2) bui the entrance to a house or building 3) any point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career[/ex] 4) phl psl Also called limen the point at which a… …

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