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(n)
the
place
where
something
begins
,
where
it
springs
into
being
; "
the
Italian
beginning
of
the
Renaissance
"; "
Jupiter
was
the
origin
of
the
radiation
"; "
Pittsburgh
is
the
source
of
the
Ohio
River
"; "
communism
''
s
Russian
root
"
(n)
a
person
who
supplies
information
(n)
a
publication
(
or
a
passage
from
a
publication
)
that
is
referred
to
; "
he
carried
an
armful
of
references
back
to
his
desk
"; "
he
spent
hours
looking
for
the
source
of
that
quotation
"
(n)
a
document
(
or
organization
)
from
which
information
is
obtained
; "
the
reporter
had
two
sources
for
the
story
"
(n)
a
facility
where
something
is
available
(n)
anything
that
provides
inspiration
for
later
work
(n)
someone
who
originates
or
causes
or
initiates
something
; "
he
was
the
generator
of
several
complaints
"
(n) (
technology
)
a
process
by
which
energy
or
a
substance
enters
a
system
; "
a
heat
source
"; "
a
source
of
carbon
dioxide
"
(n)
anything
(
a
person
or
animal
or
plant
or
substance
)
in
which
an
infectious
agent
normally
lives
and
multiplies
; "
an
infectious
agent
depends
on
a
reservoir
for
its
survival
"
(v)
get
(
a
product
)
from
another
country
or
business
; "
She
sourced
a
supply
of
carpet
"; "
They
are
sourcing
from
smaller
companies
"
(v)
specify
the
origin
of
; "
The
writer
carefully
sourced
her
report
"
source Synonyms
author
beginning
generator
germ
informant
origin
reference
reservoir
root
rootage
seed
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