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/sɔːs/ noun [C]

Translation

ORIGIN where something comes from
kaynak, memba, köken
a source of income/information Oranges are a good source of vitamin C.1553
PERSON someone who gives information to the police, newspapers, etc
haber kaynağı
1151
(Definition of source noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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