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Meaning of threshold

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  threshold
      n 1: the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the
           threshold of manhood"
      2: the smallest detectable sensation [syn: {threshold}, {limen}]
      3: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or
         leave a room or building; the space that a door can close;
         "he stuck his head in the doorway" [syn: {doorway}, {door},
         {room access}, {threshold}]
      4: 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 [syn: {doorsill}, {doorstep}, {threshold}]
      5: a region marking a boundary [syn: {brink}, {threshold},
         {verge}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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