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source (sôrs)

noun

  1. a spring, fountain, etc. that is the starting point of a stream
  2. that from which something comes into existence, develops, or derives the sun is our source of energy, the source of a difficulty
    1. any person, place, or thing by which something is supplied a source of pleasure
    2. a person, book, document, etc. that provides information to consult various sources
  4. the point or thing from which light rays, sound waves, etc. emanate

Etymology: ME sours < OFr sourse < pp. of sourdre, to rise < L surgere: see surge

transitive verb, intransitive verb sourced, sourcing sourc′·ing

  1. ☆ to obtain (parts, materials, etc.) from a source of supply
  2. ☆ to identify the source of (information, quotations, etc.)

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source Synonyms

source

n.

  1. The origin

    beginning, cause, root; see origin 2, 3.

  2. A person or work supplying information

    expert, specialist, authorization, source material; see reference 3.

  3. A fountain

    spring, reservoir, fount; see origin 2. See syn. study at origin.


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source Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • funding: The Diabetes Charitable Trust Fund is a major source of funding for diabetes initiatives.

Converse of object

  • cite: The reliability of the news herein is dependent on that of the cited sources, which are paraphrased rather than quoted.

Adjective modifier

  • renewable: Trade unions need to support the use of renewable energy sources.

Modifies a noun

  • code: The source code in which web pages are written.

Noun used with modifier

  • data: In particular: Re: current applications of existing data sources How adequate is the coverage of issues for your research purposes?
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source quotes

The chief source of economic insecurity in America used to be growing old; now it's being born into or raised in a single-parent family.

-Ellwood, David T

   It is this backward motion toward the source, Against the stream, that most we see ourselves in. The tribute of the current to the source.

-Frost, Robert Lee

   God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.

-Hammarskjo«  ld, Dag HjalmarAgne Carl

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