square one

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noun

a starting point; initial stage or step: If this plan fails, we'll have to go back to square one.

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RELATED WORDS

beginning, outset

Nearby words

square mile, square millimeter, square number, square of opposition, square off, square one, square one's shoulders, square peg in a round hole, square piano, square rod, square root

Origin of square one

First recorded in 1955–60; alluding to board games in which a player is penalized by being forced to return to the starting point

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