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point-of-view

point-of-view is the alternative form of point of view.

Meaning of point of view

Noun

point of view (plural points of view)

  1. A position from which something is seen.
    • From the operator's point of view, there is a large blind spot on one side of the machine.
  2. (figuratively) An attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs.
    • You just think, think / About your point of view / You don't have to get involved / No one's forcing you1977, Ashford & Simpson, “Don't Cost You Nothing”, in Send It
  3. (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.
    1. (literary theory) The point-of-view character in a story.

Forms of point-of-view

pluralpoints-of-view

Questions about point-of-view

What is point-of-view the alternative form of?
Point-of-view is the alternative form of point of view.

Words near point-of-view in the dictionary

  1. point-free
  2. point-in-line
  3. point-in-lines
  4. point-instant
  5. point-instants
  6. point-of-view
  7. point-of-viewless
  8. point-of-viewlessness
  9. point-of-viewness
  10. point-projection perspective
  11. point-set topology

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