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Meaning of 'source' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Source [ n.]
- The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.
- The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain.
- That from which anything comes forth, regarded as its cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates; first cause.

Meaning of 'source' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . source [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
Example in sentence:
  • a heat source;
  • a source of carbon dioxide
Meaning (2):
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
Example in sentence:
  • an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
Meaning (3):
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Example in sentence:
  • communism's Russian root;
  • Jupiter was the origin of the radiation;
  • Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River;
  • the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Meaning (4):
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
Example in sentence:
  • he carried an armful of references back to his desk;
  • he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
Meaning (5):
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Example in sentence:
  • he was the generator of several complaints
Meaning (6):
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
Example in sentence:
  • the reporter had two sources for the story
7 . source [ v]
Meaning (7):
- get (a product) from another country or business
Example in sentence:
  • She sourced a supply of carpet;
  • They are sourcing from smaller companies
Meaning (8):
- specify the origin of
Example in sentence:
  • The writer carefully sourced her report

Nearby Words:

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