source
noun [C] /sɔːs/
/sɔːrs/ Definition
B2 the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause of something: a source of heat/energy/light a heat/energy/light source Oranges are a good source of vitamin C. Experts are trying to track down the source of the contamination in the water supply. We walked up the river to its source in the hills. Money is often a source of tension and disagreements in young married couples.Origins and sources C1 someone or something that supplies information: The journalist refused to reveal her sources (= say who had given the information to her). According to government sources (= people in the government) many MPs are worried about this issue. Always acknowledge your sources (= say which books you have used) at the end of an essay.People who reveal secrets and tell tales at source › at the place where something comes from: Tax is deducted from my income at source.TaxationOrigins and sources
(Definition of source noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- base noun (NECESSARY PART)
- be a recipe for disaster, trouble, success, etc. idiom
- beginning noun
- birthplace noun
- born verb
- breeding ground noun
- come from somewhere/sth phrasal verb
- emanate from/through sth/sb phrasal verb
- emanate verb
- fount noun
- genesis noun
- hail from somewhere phrasal verb
- originate verb
- paternity noun
- provenance noun
- root noun (CAUSE/ORIGIN)
- seed corn noun
- seed noun (BEGINNING)
- son noun
- stem from sth phrasal verb
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