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source

2.6
A place or thing where something comes from
  • noun
  • /sɔrs/
translation icon : fuente
  • Development officers appreciate the materials provided by this source, as the information is continually updated.
  • energy sources
  • renewable energy sources
  • funding sources

That is, it's the source and it is a system.

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Examples

  • Audible is the largest source of online audiobooks.

  • This is the source of all creative thinking.

  • Well, what were the sources of this new medicine?

  • But these are some sources of added sugar.

  • But really the biggest source of job loss is technology.

  • We need to find the source of these coins.

  • Now let's talk about some great sources of glycine in your diet.

  • By 1558, this literature was readily available as a source of new ideas in art and literature.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It is bottled straight at the source.

  • Audible is the largest source of online audiobooks.

Synonyms

beginning
vssource
1.0

The first part of something when it starts

is broader, covering causes, places, and agents that start things
root
vssource
502 3.1

The place or cause where something begins

is wider, including places, people, and processes as origins
origin
vssource
228 2.7

The place where something begins, for example a country

is the broad term for where or how something starts
seed
vssource
154 4.9

A small idea that starts a larger project or plan

is broader, covering both tiny beginnings and larger starting causes
author
vssource
152 3.1

A person who starts an important idea or change

also covers nonhuman places, processes, and materials as origins
birthplace
vssource
21 2.7

A place where an idea, activity, or movement first started

covers that place but also nonliving origins and abstract causes
source material
vssource
16 3.7

Documents like books or letters that people use to do research

is the broader term for any origin, not only documentary beginnings
food source
vssource
16 2.0

A place, plant, or animal that gives food

is the general concept that includes people, places, and processes
germ
vssource
11 5.6

A first small idea that leads to something bigger

is the general term for where ideas or things begin
origination
vssource
5 6.3

The time when something begins or is made

names the entity or place from which something comes
derivation
vssource
5 6.3

The origin from which something comes

applies more broadly to any originating place, thing, or process
generator
vssource
4 3.9

A person who starts an idea, project, or change

is wider, including places, things, and processes that produce results
source of life
vssource
2 4.4

A thing like the sun or water that gives life to living things

is more general, applying to nonliving causes and starting points too
place of origin
vssource
1 3.5

The location where someone or something first started to exist

is not only about places but also people and processes that start things
rootage
vssource
  • Archaic
9.6

The place where something begins

is a general word for any kind of origin or beginning

Antonyms

1.0

The outcome of an action or event

sink
  • Specialized
14 7.9

A place or system that absorbs and stores substances like carbon

Compounds

open-source
  • Specialized
51 3.7

Software that has code anyone can read, change, and share

source code
  • Specialized
21 4.1

Text of a computer program that people can read and change

Documents like books or letters that people use to do research

16 2.0

A place, plant, or animal that gives food

12 3.0

A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see

A thing like the sun or water that gives life to living things

point source
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A single spot where pollution or radiation comes from, for example a factory

radio source
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An object in space that sends out radio waves we can detect

1 4.9

A book that contains important original documents for study or reference

source program
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A set of instructions written in a language people can read and later changed into code a computer can run

source language
  • Specialized
1 4.5

The language you translate from

A thing that gives light so you can see

lamestream source
  • Offensive
9.9

A news outlet people see as boring, unoriginal and not trustworthy

A source that gives little reliable information

A bright object far away in space that looks like a star and sends strong radio waves

6.7

A person who gives information from their normal activities without being asked

passive source
  • Specialized
5.5

Information that appears without anyone asking, like public posts or sensors

ultraviolet source
  • Specialized
6.2

A device that gives off ultraviolet light used for lighting or experiments

How Direct

root cause
  • Specialized
35 3.6
source
2.6
trace
492 3.3
byproduct
  • Specialized
17 3.6

Surface Forms

source singular
sources plural

Etymology

Source comes from the Latin surgere, 'to rise', and brings to mind a spring or starting point where something comes up. That is why we call the sun a source of energy or a factory a source of goods — they are the places where these things begin.