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   source

   /sɔːs/

   noun

   • 1. a place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained: "mackerel is a good source of fish oil" Similar originplace of originbirthplacespringwellspringfountstarting pointhistorypedigreeprovenancederivationrootetymologybeginninggenesisstartrisecauseauthororiginatorinitiatorcreatorinventorarchitectfathermotherprovenienceliterary:fountainheadbegetterrare:radix
   • ▪ a spring or fountain head 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: "a historian will need to use both primary and secondary sources" Similar referenceauthorityinformantdocumentation
   • 2. a body or process by which energy or a particular component enters a system: technical "major sources and sinks exist for atmospheric oxygen"
   • ▪ 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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   • C

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSOURCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SOURCE definition: 1. the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: 2. someone or something…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sourceSource Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sourceSOURCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySOURCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SOURCE meaning: 1. the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: 2. someone or something…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sourceSource - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The noun source describes an origin, like the source who gave the journalist the information that broke a new story, or the place something originates, like the source of a river, or the Web site that is your source for celebrity gossip.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSOURCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The source of something is the person, place, or thing which you get it from. Over 40 percent of adults use television as their major source of information about the arts. American English : source / ˈsɔrs /

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSOURCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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