The physical meaning of a threshold is the strip of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway. When you enter a house, you step over across the threshold. There are several ways we use this word figuratively, but here are just a couple to give you the general idea.
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The physical meaning of a threshold is the strip of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway. When you enter a house, you step over across the threshold.
There are several ways we use this word figuratively, but here are just a couple to give you the general idea. Consult your dictionary for other examples.
The age for voting is 21. On your 21st birthday, you cross the v
HasibrahmanWhat does "age threshold" mean here?
age limit
The age limit used to be something higher than 16 years old, say, 21. So the vaccine was limited to people who were 21 years old or older.
Now they've lowered the limit to 16, so now people as young as 16 can get the vaccine.
CJ