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A place, person, or thing from which something originates
“Astronomers appear to be closing in on the source of enigmatic radio pulses emanating from space.”
A place, person, or thing from which something can be obtained
“Glucose is the primary source of energy for the body.”
A spring or fountainhead from which a river or stream issues
“They come from places far and wide to worship their ancestors at the source of the Ethiope River in Southern Nigeria.”
That which provides information that can be referenced
“I notice that you have not yet included any sources in your thesis.”
One who supplies information, usually from within an organization
“The journalist stood firmly by her article, but refused to reveal her anonymous source.”
Something that is the source that produces a result
A textbook, typically used in academic settings
Printed or published material with reference information
One who traffics in drugs
A place or component that is central to something
A person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something
A person or thing that provides something
The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made
The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways
A place, especially in a town or city and having a particular character or use
A place that fosters or nurtures the development or growth of something
Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language
One's family or ethnic descent
Purveyor or gossipmonger
The doer of an action
A locality or habitat where something is found in natural abundance, and also where it typically thrives
A category having attributes in common while differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality
A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled
A person who sells or deals in particular goods
A tiny dot or point
A writer of a book, article, or document
To find, or get hold of, by means of conducting a search through various sources
“We have a range of furniture for sale that we source from all over the world.”
Farm out
To find or discover by investigation
To utilize or employ something intangible
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