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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A place to stand; a basis of operations, either physical or metaphysical.
  • noun According to Diogenes Laertius, Archimedes said, “Give me where I may stand (που%21 στω%21), and with a lever I could move the world.”

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A place to stand upon; a locus standi; hence, a foundation or basis for operations.

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