point of view
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
calqued on French phrase point de vue
[edit] Noun
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point of view (plural points of view)
- A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint.
- From an economist's point of view, business is all about money.
- An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
- His point of view is that there is only one true religion.
- (literary theory) The perspective from which a narrative is related.
- The storyline in the film The Usual Suspects is presented from the point of view of an unreliable narrator.
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[edit] Translations
A position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint
An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs
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The perspective from which a narrative is related
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "point of view" in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation.
- "point of view" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
