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/sɔːs/ English

Definitions

noun

The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.“The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.”
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.“The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.”
A reporter's informant.
Source code.

verb

To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

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Synonyms

wellspring beginning origin reference author informant generator channel germ seed root provider supplies exporter resource vendor income

Associated

code linux inspiration software license flows voltage pollution revenue destination java

Rhymes

remorse coarse endorse enforce concourse course hoarse sexual intercourse horse reinforce

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