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sɔːs ]
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Noun

1. A place, person, or thing from which something originates or can be obtained.

The sun is a powerful source of electromagnetic energy.

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2. A spring or fountain head from which a river or stream issues.

the source of the Nile

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3. A person who provides information.

military sources announced a reduction in strategic nuclear weapons

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4. A book or document used to provide evidence in research.

History is based on evidence, sources and research.

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5. A body or process by which energy or a particular component enters a system.

major sources and sinks exist for atmospheric oxygen

6. A part of a field-effect transistor from which carriers flow into the inter-electrode channel.

In one embodiment, the output of the buffer is at the source of the input transistor.

Verb

1. Obtain from a particular source.

each type of coffee is sourced from one country

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2. Find out where (something) can be obtained.

It would be a great help if they could source a regular supply.

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Origin

1. Late Middle English from Old French sours(e), past participle of sourdre ‘to rise’, from Latin surgere.

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