Source Definition
sôrs
sourced, sources, sourcing
noun
sources
A spring, fountain, etc. that is the starting point of a stream.
Webster's New World
That from which something comes into existence, develops, or derives.
The sun is our source of energy; the source of a difficulty.
Webster's New World
Any person, place, or thing by which something is supplied.
A source of pleasure.
Webster's New World
A person, book, document, etc. that provides information.
To consult various sources.
Webster's New World
The point or part of a system where energy or mass is added to the system.
American Heritage
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verb
sourcing
To specify the origin of (a communication); document.
The report is thoroughly sourced.
American Heritage
To obtain (parts, materials, etc.) from a source of supply.
Webster's New World
To identify the source of (information, quotations, etc.)
Webster's New World
To outsource or insource (tasks or jobs, for example).
American Heritage
adjective
Of or constituting a source.
Letters, journals, etc. are a biographer's source materials.
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Origin of Source
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From Middle English sours, from Old French sorse (“rise, beginning, spring, source"), from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from Latin surgere (“to rise"); see surge. Compare sourd
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French sourse from feminine past participle of sourdre to rise from Latin surgere surge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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