stepping-stone

n. சகதிமேற் கல், நீர் தாண்டற் கல், படி வளர்ச்சிக்கு வழி.

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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.

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