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   Source

   /sôrs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained: "mackerel is a good source of fish oil" Similar originplace of originbirthplacespringwellspringfountstarting pointhistorypedigreeprovenancederivationrootetymologybeginninggenesisstartrisecauseauthororiginatorinitiatorcreatorinventorarchitectfathermotherprovenienceliterary:fountainheadbegetterrare:radix
   • ▪ a spring or fountainhead from which a river or stream issues: "the source of the Nile" Similar springoriginheadwell headheadspringheadwater(s)eyeliterary:wellspring
   • ▪ a person who provides information: "military sources announced a reduction in strategic nuclear weapons" Similar referenceauthorityinformantdocumentation
   • ▪ a book or document used to provide evidence in research. Similar referenceauthorityinformantdocumentation
   • ▪ a body or process by which energy or a particular component enters a system.
   • ▪ a part of a field-effect transistor from which carriers flow into the inter-electrode channel.

   verb

   • 1. obtain from a particular source: "each type of coffee is sourced from one country"
   • ▪ find out where (something) can be obtained: "she was called upon to source a supply of carpet"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sours(e), past participle of sourdre ‘to rise’, from Latin surgere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sourceless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   SOURCE definition: 1. where something comes from: 2. someone who gives information to the police, newspapers, etc. Learn more.

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   Source definition: any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin. See examples of SOURCE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of SOURCE is a generative force : cause. How to use source in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Source.

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   Definition of source noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of source verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · source (plural sources) The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

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   a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be ob.... Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.