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Sense: Noun: origin
Synonyms:
origin Collocations, beginning Collocations, cause Collocations, root Collocations, wellspring, spring Collocations, well Collocations, onset Collocations, start Collocations, fountain Collocations, font Collocations, fount
Sense: Noun: reference used in a text
Synonyms:
reference Collocations, source material, citation, quote Collocations, quotation Collocations, extract Collocations, excerpt Collocations
Sense: Noun: person supplying information
Synonyms:
expert Collocations, specialist Collocations, master Collocations, professional Collocations, gossipmonger , rumor-monger , rumour-monger
Sense: Noun: informant
Synonyms:
Sense: Noun: beginning of a river
Synonyms:
headwaters, spring Collocations, wellspring, mouth Collocations, origin Collocations, well Collocations, headstream, headspring, reservoir Collocations, estuary, inlet Collocations
Sense: Verb: otain
Synonyms:
obtain, get Collocations, procure , get hold of , acquire, get your hands on , lay hands on , come by , score Collocations , find Collocations
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'source' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
basis
- beginning
- birth
- birthplace
- bottom
- cause
- commencement
- contract for
- cradle
- dawn
- derivation
- etymology
- fountain
- fountainhead
- head
- home
- informant
- inspiration
- mainspring
- mine
- mother
- origin
- outset
- parent
- paternity
- provenance
- reference
- rise
- root
- rudiments
- seed
- spring
- start
- text
- well
- where the shoe pinches
