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more to the point

more to the point conjunction: to illustrate the argument more clearly; closer to the crux of the argument.

Conjunction

more to the point

  1. To illustrate the argument more clearly; closer to the crux of the argument.

Questions about more to the point

What does more to the point mean?
More to the point means to illustrate the argument more clearly; closer to the crux of the argument.
What part of speech is more to the point?
More to the point is a conjunction.

Words near more to the point in the dictionary

  1. more than one can shake a stick at
  2. more than one cares to mention
  3. more than someone has had cooked dinners
  4. more than someone has had hot dinners
  5. more than you can shake a stick at
  6. more to the point
  7. more'n
  8. more's the pity
  9. more-ish
  10. more-or-less
  11. more-than

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