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provenance
The records or documents authenticating such an object or the history of its ownership.
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  1. The records or documents authenticating such an object or the history of its ownership.
  2. Origin; derivation; source
  3. The history of the ownership of an object, especially when documented or authenticated. Used of artworks, antiques, and books.
beginning
The place where something begins or is begun:
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  1. The place where something begins or is begun:
  2. The initial portion of some extended thing.
  3. The source or cause:
cause
An action, event, or force that produces or contributes to an effect or result. Also called causation.
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  1. An action, event, or force that produces or contributes to an effect or result. Also called causation.
  2. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:
root
The close ties one has with some place or people as through birth, upbringing, long and sympathetic association, etc.
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  1. The close ties one has with some place or people as through birth, upbringing, long and sympathetic association, etc.
  2. A plant part that usually grows underground, secures the plant in place, absorbs minerals and water, and stores food manufactured by leaves and other plant parts. Roots grow in a root system. Eudicots and magnoliids have a central, longer, and larger taproot with many narrower lateral roots branching off, while monocots have a mass of threadlike fibrous roots , which are roughly the same length and remain close to the surface of the soil. In vascular plants, roots usually consist of a central cylinder of vascular tissue, surrounded by the pericycle and endodermis, then a thick layer of cortex, and finally an outer epidermis or (in woody plants) periderm. Only finer roots (known as feeder roots) actively take up water and minerals, generally in the uppermost meter of soil. These roots absorb minerals primarily through small epidermal structures known as root hairs. In certain plants, adventitious roots grow out from the stem above ground as aerial roots or prop roots, bending down into the soil, to facilitate the exchange of gases or increase support. Certain plants (such as the carrot and beet) have fleshy storage roots with abundant parenchyma in their vascular tissues.
  3. The source, origin, or cause of an action, quality, condition, etc.
expert
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
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  1. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
  2. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness. An individual of recognized knowledge in a particular topic, typically confirmed by academic standing and publications, who is called upon by one of the parties to testify in court as to his or her opinion of the underlying facts. Also referred to as expert witness.
  3. A person who is very skillful or highly trained and informed in some special field
specialist
A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians:
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  1. A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians:
  2. A species with narrow habitat or food requirements:
  3. A person who specializes in a particular field of study, professional work, etc.
authorization
Legal power or right; sanction
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  1. Legal power or right; sanction
  2. (Countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.
  3. (Uncountable) Permission.
spring
A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
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  1. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
  2. A source, beginning, or motive:
  3. A bedspring or box spring
reservoir
A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
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  1. A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
  2. A place where anything is collected and stored, generally in large quantity; esp., a natural or artificial lake or pond in which water is collected and stored for use
  3. A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
fount
Something from which water flows
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  1. Something from which water flows
  2. One that initiates or dispenses; a source:
  3. (Old Poet.) A fountain or spring
beginning
That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
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  1. That which begins or originates something; the first cause; origin; source.
  2. The act or process of bringing or being brought into being; a start:
  3. The initial portion of some extended thing.
derivation
In generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components.
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  1. In generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components.
  2. The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.
  3. (--- Gram.) The process of forming words from bases by the addition of affixes other than inflectional morphemes, or by internal phonetic change
fount
A device from which poultry may drink
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  1. A device from which poultry may drink
  2. (Figuratively) that from which something flows or proceeds
  3. One that initiates or dispenses; a source:
fountain
A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
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  1. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
  2. The source or beginning of a stream
  3. A spring, especially the source of a stream.
fountainhead
A spring that is the source or head of a stream.
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  1. A spring that is the source or head of a stream.
  2. A spring that is the source of a stream
  3. The original or main source of anything
mother
A woman who gives birth to a child.
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  1. A woman who gives birth to a child.
  2. A woman whose egg unites with a sperm, producing an embryo.
  3. A stringy slime composed of yeast cells and bacteria that forms on the surface of fermenting liquids and is added to wine or cider to start the production of vinegar.
origin
The fact of originating; rise or derivation:
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  1. The fact of originating; rise or derivation:
  2. That in which something has its beginning; source; root; cause
  3. A coming into existence or use; beginning
parent
Anything from which other things are derived; source; origin
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  1. Anything from which other things are derived; source; origin
  2. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth of a child.
  3. A source or cause; an origin:
provenience
Origin; derivation
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  1. Origin; derivation
  2. (Archaeology) Source; origin.
root
The source, origin, or cause of an action, quality, condition, etc.
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  1. The source, origin, or cause of an action, quality, condition, etc.
  2. The close ties one has with some place or people as through birth, upbringing, long and sympathetic association, etc.
  3. A plant part that usually grows underground, secures the plant in place, absorbs minerals and water, and stores food manufactured by leaves and other plant parts. Roots grow in a root system. Eudicots and magnoliids have a central, longer, and larger taproot with many narrower lateral roots branching off, while monocots have a mass of threadlike fibrous roots , which are roughly the same length and remain close to the surface of the soil. In vascular plants, roots usually consist of a central cylinder of vascular tissue, surrounded by the pericycle and endodermis, then a thick layer of cortex, and finally an outer epidermis or (in woody plants) periderm. Only finer roots (known as feeder roots) actively take up water and minerals, generally in the uppermost meter of soil. These roots absorb minerals primarily through small epidermal structures known as root hairs. In certain plants, adventitious roots grow out from the stem above ground as aerial roots or prop roots, bending down into the soil, to facilitate the exchange of gases or increase support. Certain plants (such as the carrot and beet) have fleshy storage roots with abundant parenchyma in their vascular tissues.
rootstock
(By extension) The necessary basis for something to develop
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  1. (By extension) The necessary basis for something to develop
  2. (Agriculture) A healthy plant that is used as the base for grafting a scion
  3. A root system of a plant, often with a portion of the stem, to which a shoot or bud is grafted.
spring
A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
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  1. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
  2. A device, such as a coil of wire, that returns to its original shape after being compressed or stretched. Because of their ability to return to their original shape, springs are used to store energy, as in mechanical clocks, and to absorb or lessen energy, as in the suspension system of vehicles.
  3. A source, beginning, or motive:
well
A cistern with a perforated bottom in the hold of a fishing vessel for keeping fish alive.
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  1. A cistern with a perforated bottom in the hold of a fishing vessel for keeping fish alive.
  2. (--- Naut.) An enclosure in the hold of a ship for containing the pumps and protecting them from damage
  3. A compartment or recessed area in a ship, used for stowage:
connection
The relation between things that depend on, involve, or follow each other; causal relationship
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  1. The relation between things that depend on, involve, or follow each other; causal relationship
  2. A purchase of illegal drugs.
  3. A conveyance or scheduled run providing continuing service between means of transportation:
contact
Connection or interaction; communication:
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  1. Connection or interaction; communication:
  2. A person who might be of use; a connection:
  3. A contact lens.
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  • So far, she seemed to be his best source of information, anyway.

  • Opening her eyes, she hesitated and moved away from the car in the direction of the source of the memories.

  • Only I must know the source of your power first.

  • As she watched her life source drizzle into the bladder, she felt a familiar sense of loss.

  • We moved our magic source into this world in anticipation of your actions.

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