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focal point
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focal point
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focal point
noun
plural
focal points
focal point
noun
plural
focal points
Learner's definition of FOCAL POINT
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]
1
:
a center of activity, interest, or attention
This port was the
focal point
of trade two centuries ago.
The new school curriculum was the
focal point
[=
focus
] of the debate.
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