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Definitions for: Stepping Stone
[n] any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"
[n] a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
Webster (1913) Definition: Step"ping-stone`, n.
1. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or
mud in walking.
2. Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.
These obstacles his genius had turned into
stepping-stones. --Macaulay.
That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead
selves to higher things. --Tennyson.
See Also: agency, means, rock, stone, way
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