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"he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"nouna publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
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nounsomeone who originates or causes or initiates something
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nounanything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
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"Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"nounthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingtype of:
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nounanything that provides inspiration for later worktype of:
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nouna person who supplies information
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"the reporter had two sources for the story"nouna document (or organization) from which information is obtainedtype of:
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nouna facility where something is availabletype of:
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"She sourced a supply of carpet"verbget (a product) from another country or businesstype of:
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"The writer carefully sourced her report"verbspecify the origin oftype of:
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"a heat source" "a source of carbon dioxide"noun(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a systemOpposite:type of:
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