source

(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
origin, root, rootage, beginning,
(n) a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- the reporter had two sources for the story
(n) anything that provides inspiration for later work germ, seed,
(n) a facility where something is available
(n) a person who supplies information informant,
(n) someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- he was the generator of several complaints
author, generator,
(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
reservoir,
(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
reference,

(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

origin root rootage beginning germ seed informant author generator reservoir reference

sink

soured sourly

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