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Synonyms
thresh·old (thrĕsh́ōld́, -hōld́)

[Middle English thresshold, from Old English therscold, threscold.]

noun 

  1. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill.
  2. An entrance or a doorway.
  3. The place or point of beginning; the outset.
  4. The point that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect or result or to elicit a response: a low threshold of pain.