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noun
1.
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
2.
the beginning or place of origin of a stream or river.
3.
a book, statement, person, etc., supplying information.
4.
the person or business making interest or dividend payments.
5.
EXPANDa manufacturer or supplier.
6.
COLLAPSEArchaic. a natural spring or fountain.
verb (used with object)
7.
to give or trace the source for: The research paper was not accurately sourced. The statement was sourced to the Secretary of State.
8.
to find or acquire a source, especially a supplier, for: Some of the components are now sourced in Hong Kong.
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Sources
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used without object)
9.
to contract a manufacturer or supplier: Many large companies are now sourcing overseas.
10.
to seek information about or consider possible options, available personnel, or the like: a job recruiter who was merely sourcing.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English sours (noun) < Old French sors (masculine), sourse, source (feminine), noun use of past participle of sourdre < Latin surgere to spring up or forth
1300–50; Middle English sours (noun) < Old French sors (masculine), sourse, source (feminine), noun use of past participle of sourdre < Latin surgere to spring up or forth
Related forms
source·ful, adjective
source·ful·ness, noun
source·less, adjective
Synonyms
1. supplier, originator. 3. authority, reference.
1. supplier, originator. 3. authority, reference.
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Word Origin & History
source
1346, from O.Fr. sourse "a rising, beginning, fountainhead of a river or stream," fem. noun taken from pp. of sourdre "to rise, spring up," from L. surgere "to rise" (see surge). Meaning "written work (later also a person) supplying information or evidence" is from 1788.
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