headspring

The definition of a headspring is the source of something.

(noun)

An example of headspring is the beginning of a river.

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See headspring in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a fountain, origin, or source

Origin: ME hedspring: see head & spring

See headspring in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A fountainhead; a source.
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