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