source

/sɔːs//sɔɹs/

noun

  1. 1

    The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

    “The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.”
  2. 2

    Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.

    “The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.”
  3. 3

    A reporter's informant.

  4. 4

    Source code.

  5. 5

    The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

  2. 2

    To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

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