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 Definition of 'source'

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1. (noun) beginningoriginrootrootagesource
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
"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"

2. (noun) source
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
"the reporter had two sources for the story"

3. (noun) sourceseedgerm
anything that provides inspiration for later work


4. (noun) source
a facility where something is available


5. (noun) informantsource
a person who supplies information


6. (noun) generatorsourceauthor
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
"he was the generator of several complaints"

7. (noun) source
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
"a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"

8. (noun) reservoirsource
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
"an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

9. (noun) referencesource
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
"he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

10. (verb) source
get (a product) from another country or business
"She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

11. (verb) source
specify the origin of
"The writer carefully sourced her report"


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