THRESHOLD

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THRESHOLD - [noun] a piece of wood or stone fixed beneath the doorway which is the entrance to a house or other building; the lowest level at which something begins to happen

It is commonly said that shaking hands over the threshold may bring bad luck.

People usually start to think about changes in their lives at the threshold of a new year.

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