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\ ˈsȯrs \
Definition of source
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a: a generative force : CAUSE
b(1): a point of origin or procurement : BEGINNING
(2): one that initiates : AUTHORalso : PROTOTYPE, MODEL
(3): one that supplies information
2a: the point of origin of a stream of water : FOUNTAINHEAD
barchaic : SPRING, FOUNT
3: a firsthand document or primary reference work
4: an electrode in a field-effect transistor that supplies the charge carriers
for current flow— compare DRAIN, GATE
source
verb
sourced; sourcing
Definition of source (Entry 2 of 3)
transitive verb
1: to specify the source of (something, such as quoted material)
2: to obtain from a sourcemetals sourced from abroad
source
adjective
Definition of source (Entry 3 of 3)
: of, relating to, or being source codea source file
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Noun
cradle, font, fountain, fountainhead, origin, root, seedbed, spring, well, wellspring
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The college had its own power source. She has been a great source of
strength to me.
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Middle English sours, from Anglo-French surse spring, source, from past
participle of surdre to rise, spring forth, from Latin surgere — more at SURGE
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