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Synonyms for source

noun

  1. The origin

    beginning, cause, root; see origin 2, 3.

  2. A person or work supplying information

    expert, specialist, authorization, source material; see reference 3.

  3. A fountain

    spring, reservoir, fount; see origin 2. See syn. study at origin.

See source in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. A point of origination:

    beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root1, rootstock, spring, well1. See start
  2. An acquaintance who is in a position to help:

    connection, contact. See connect

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