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sourcea place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɔːrs/

Korean meaning: 출처, 원천, 근원

Korean pronunciation: 소스 (강세: 소스)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother is my best source of embarrassing childhood stories.
  • Wikipedia is not always a credible source for academic papers.
  • The detective finally found the source of the mysterious smell - a forgotten sandwich in the desk drawer.

source

NOUN

//sɔːrs//

a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained

source concept
💡 Concept

Getting information from the source

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source rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From a gentle source flows a course of unstoppable force!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɔːrs/
🇬🇧 UK/sɔːs/

🌳Etymology

Rootsour-
Suffix--ce

Origin

From Old French 'source' meaning 'spring' or 'fountain', derived from Latin 'surgere' meaning 'to rise' or 'to spring up'. The word originally referred to the point where water emerges from the ground.

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🎵Rhyme

courseforcehorsedivorce
course
force
horse
divorce

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother is my best source of embarrassing childhood stories.

Wikipedia is not always a credible source for academic papers.

😄 Fun example

The detective finally found the source of the mysterious smell - a forgotten sandwich in the desk drawer.

Solar panels convert sunlight into a clean energy source.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

originbeginningrootfoundationwellspring

Antonyms

destinationendresult

Related

resourcesupplyreferencefountainspring