OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24224

stepping stone

/ˈstɛp.ɪŋ stəʊn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
trampolín
Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.
Esperanto can make a good stepping stone language to Latin, which may be difficult for amateur linguists.
He was full of ambition, and force, and life, intending all sorts of great things, and meaning to make his position a stepping stone to all that was excellent in public life.
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