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[ noun ] the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Examples "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance" "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation" "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River" "communism's Russian root" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Another source of NBC pride was its rare film_clip of Bix_Beiderbecke , but this view of the great trumpeter flew_by so fast that a prolonged wink would have blotted_out the entire glimpse . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In doing so science has unquestionably cleared_up widespread misconceptions , removed extraneous and illusory sources of fear , and dispelled many undesirable popular superstitions . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)In this connection , it has been observed that the increasing number of Irish Catholics , priests and laity , in England , while certainly seen as good for Catholicism , is nevertheless a source of embarrassment for some of the more nationalistic English Catholics , especially when these Irishmen offer to remind their Christian brethren of this good . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The lyric beauties of Schubert 's Trout_Quintet - its elemental rhythms and infectious melodies - make it a source of pure pleasure for almost all music listeners . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)The quantity and quality of water sources is often a big factor in site selection . |
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[ noun ] anything that provides inspiration for later work
Used in print (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)Yet , after Rousseau had given the social_contract a new twist with his notion of the General Will , the same philosophy , it may be said , became the idea source of the French_Revolution also . And it is clearly argued by Lord_Percy of Newcastle , in his remarkable long essay , The Heresy_of_Democracy , and in a more general way by Voegelin , in his New_Science_of_Politics , that this same Rousseauan idea , descending through European democracy , is the source of Marx 's theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat . (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)It is more difficult with Faulkner than with most authors to say what is the extent and what is the source of his knowledge . (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)How literature does this , or for whom , is certainly not clear , but the content , form , and language of the `` message '' , as_well_as the source , would all play differentiated parts in giving and molding a sense_of_purpose . (Newton Stallknecht, "Ideas and Literature," in Newton S...)A contrast of the scripture reading of , let us say , St._Augustine , John_Bunyan , and Thomas_Jefferson , all three of whom found in such study a real source of enlightenment , can tell us a great_deal about these three men and the age that each represented and helped bring to conscious expression . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
Examples "the reporter had two sources for the story" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)When did you last compare your present premium costs with the costs of insurance from other sources ? (Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)( See Source of Data , below , for per_capita income data to be used in this step . ) ( See Source of Data , below for population data to be used in this step . ) (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)Other sources of information include the National_Concrete_Masonry_Association , 38 South_Dearborn_Street , Chicago , Ill. , the Portland_Cement_Association , 33 West_Grand_Avenue , Chicago , Ill. , and the Structural_Clay_Products_Association , Washington , D._C. . Your local civil_defense will gather its own information and will receive broad information from State and Federal sources . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a facility where something is available
Synonyms Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)SBA makes loans to individual small business_firms , providing them with financing when it is not otherwise available through private lending sources on reasonable terms . Evidence that other sources of financing are unavailable must be provided . As a source of investment capital , the system is beneficial to local communities and encourages the development of industries in rural_areas . The Banks_for_Cooperatives were established to provide a permanent source of credit on a sound basis for farmers ' cooperatives . To encourage exploration for domestic sources of minerals , the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration ( OME ) of the U.S._Department_of_the_Interior offers financial assistance to firms and individuals who desire to explore their properties or claims for 1 or more of the 32 mineral commodities listed in the OME regulations . |
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[ noun ] a person who supplies information
Synonyms Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)A Highway_Department source said there also is a plan there to issue some $ 3 million to $ 4 million worth of Rural_Roads_Authority bonds for rural road construction work . The Highway_Department source told The_Constitution , however , that Vandiver has not been consulted yet about the plans to issue the new rural roads bonds . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)From my wife 's experience and other sources , this seems to be rarely encountered in educated circles . Related terms communicator passive_source informer whistle-blower leaker inform |
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[ noun ] (work) someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Examples "he was the generator of several complaints" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)He looked_for the source of the noise that had awakened him * * h It was that prick Coughlin . |
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[ noun ] (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
Examples "a heat source" "a source of carbon dioxide" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
Synonyms Examples "he carried an armful of references back to his desk" "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" Related terms |
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