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cusp

/kʌsp/noun

उच्चारण कस्प

(किसी बदलाव की) दहलीज़, कगार, संधि-बिंदु

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] on the ~ of sth

    the point at which one state or situation changes to another; the point when something is about to happen

    (किसी बदलाव की) दहलीज़, कगार, संधि-बिंदु

    • The team is on the cusp of a historic victory.
    • young people on the cusp of adulthood

    Synonyms verge brink threshold edge

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a pointed end where two curves meet, for example on a tooth or on the moon when it is a crescent

    नुकीला सिरा, शिखाग्र

    • the cusps of the crescent moon

    Synonyms point tip

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

verge brink threshold edge point tip

§Grammar and usage

On the cusp of something, like on the verge of something and on the brink of something, means very close to it.

Idiom on the cusp of something का अर्थ, on the verge of something और on the brink of something की तरह, किसी चीज़ के बिल्कुल क़रीब होना है।