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threshold
Universal Words
noun
1 the floor or ground at the bottom of a DOORWAY, considered as the entrance to a building or room:
She stood hesitating on the threshold. * He stepped across the threshold.
2 the level at which sth starts to happen:
He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). * I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react). * My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax).
3 [usuallysing.] the point just before a new situation, period of life, etc. begins:
She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life.
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