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Source

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Definitions for Source

noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Synonyms
beginning origin root rootage
Examples
  1. the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
  2. Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
  3. Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
  4. communism's Russian root
noun
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
Examples
  1. the reporter had two sources for the story
noun
anything that provides inspiration for later work
Synonyms
seed germ
noun
a facility where something is available
noun
a person who supplies information
Synonyms
informant
noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Synonyms
generator author
Examples
  1. he was the generator of several complaints
noun
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
Examples
  1. a heat source
  2. a source of carbon dioxide
noun
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Synonyms
reservoir
Examples
  1. an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
noun
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
Synonyms
reference
Examples
  1. he carried an armful of references back to his desk
  2. he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
verb
get (a product) from another country or business
Examples
  1. She sourced a supply of carpet
  2. They are sourcing from smaller companies
verb
specify the origin of
Examples
  1. The writer carefully sourced her report

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