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Sources

/sɔːsɪz/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Sources"

noun

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
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
A reporter's informant.
4
Source code.

verb

1
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
2
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sources"

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Word	Definition
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
authornoun	The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
informantnoun	One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
generatornoun	One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
ancestriesnoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
areasnoun	A particular geographic region.
authoritiesnoun	The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service.
avenuesnoun	A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
backgroundsnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
basenoun	Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
basicsnoun	a statement of fundamental facts or principles
bearersnoun	One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.
beginningsnoun	beginning
causesnoun	(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.