Source
noun
The place, person, or thing from which something originates or is obtained.
The river is the source of water for the town.
Often appears as...
- source of information
- source of inspiration
noun
A point where light, heat or other energy comes from.
The sun is our main source of light and heat.
Often appears as...
- source of light
- source of heat
noun
In journalism, a person who gives information.
My source told me that there will be a big announcement coming soon.
Often appears as...
- confidential source
- unreliable source
noun
In computing, the original code in which a software program is written.
The source code of this software is open for everyone to review and improve.
Often appears as...
- source code
- source file
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noun
The place, person, or thing from which something originates or is obtained.
The river is the source of water for the town.
Often appears as...
- source of information
- source of inspiration
noun
A point where light, heat or other energy comes from.
The sun is our main source of light and heat.
Often appears as...
- source of light
- source of heat
noun
In journalism, a person who gives information.
My source told me that there will be a big announcement coming soon.
Often appears as...
- confidential source
- unreliable source
noun
In computing, the original code in which a software program is written.
The source code of this software is open for everyone to review and improve.
Often appears as...
- source code
- source file
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origins
Refers to the actual beginning or starting point of a physical item or phenomenon.
Wine has its source in grapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Source
Used metaphorically to refer to the beginning of abstract concepts like ideas or feelings.
Curiosity was the source of his scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Resource Association
Often associated with a resource that is provided or obtained from something.
The library is a great source of knowledge.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origins
Refers to the actual beginning or starting point of a physical item or phenomenon.
Wine has its source in grapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Source
Used metaphorically to refer to the beginning of abstract concepts like ideas or feelings.
Curiosity was the source of his scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Resource Association
Often associated with a resource that is provided or obtained from something.
The library is a great source of knowledge.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Origins
Refers to the actual beginning or starting point of a physical item or phenomenon.
Wine has its source in grapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Source
Used metaphorically to refer to the beginning of abstract concepts like ideas or feelings.
Curiosity was the source of his scientific discoveries.
Pro Tip 3/3Resource Association
Often associated with a resource that is provided or obtained from something.
The library is a great source of knowledge.
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depression is one of the biggest problems now affecting schools around the world and don't be surprised if the whole thing in the end is a source of more frustration than it is success for a lot of people and my answer for a lot of education systems is that you know often policymakers scratch their head and think how can we solve all these
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Jonathan Foley: The...
that will ultimately have to include some kinds of biofuels and bio-energy sources. So you put these together. It's really hard to see how we're going to get to the rest of the century without at least doubling global agricultural production. Well, how are we going to do this? How are going to double global ag production around the world?
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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The science of...
is more than noticing perfume or cologne. It's able to pick up on natural chemical signals known as pheromones. These not only convey important physical or genetic information about their source but are able to activate a physiological or behavioral response in the recipient.
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How does asthma work? -...
These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms. Inhalers transport medication along the affected airways using a liquid mist or fine powder to treat the problem at its source. They come in two forms. There are reliever medications,
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a neurotransmitter that communicates between brain structures and helps regulate vital processes, such as mood, aggression, impulse control, sleep, appetite, body temperature and pain. But are serotonin and activity in these brain regions the sources of OCD
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contained place, subsurface so dark, but with an energy source, it's hard to imagine from what we know of life, it's not impossible. But it's going to be a difficult thing to get to see because it's so far from the Earth.
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German Composer
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it that way, I have a different centre. I go through the stress and pressure, but I think I'm lucky because I come from a different source point.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
There are a lot of things you can do in space, and space essentially is unlimited resources. We are climbing over ourselves here looking for the next source of energy. The universe has an unlimited source of energy.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
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American Athlete
I drink life's happy water, which is bottled at the divine source.
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The imagination is a pretty precious source of protection.
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Spanish Philosopher
You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
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My husband is a huge source of support and love.
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British Designer
The natural world is a source of inspiration.
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German Composer
I might even go for walks, just kind of come up with ideas in my head and then even sleep over it. And, yeah, the next day, when I wake up in the morning, I feel like that's when the ideas come, because you kind of wake up fresh and clean. You're not influenced from music on the radio or any other source.
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Forest Whitaker
American Actor
On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it that way, I have a different centre. I go through the stress and pressure, but I think I'm lucky because I come from a different source point.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
There are a lot of things you can do in space, and space essentially is unlimited resources. We are climbing over ourselves here looking for the next source of energy. The universe has an unlimited source of energy.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
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Henri Nouwen
Dutch Clergyman
Prayer is the beginning and the end, the source and the fruit, the core and the content, the basis and the goal of all peacemaking.
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Stephon Marbury
American Athlete
I drink life's happy water, which is bottled at the divine source.
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Nicholas Ray
American Director
The imagination is a pretty precious source of protection.
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Maimonides
Spanish Philosopher
You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.
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Jennine Capó Crucet
Cuban Author
My husband is a huge source of support and love.
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Giles Deacon
British Designer
The natural world is a source of inspiration.
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