/sɔːs/

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Meaning

The place or thing that something comes from.

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Word origin

From Old French sourse, a spring of water, from Latin surgere, to rise up.

Origin
Old French
Root
sourse
English cognates
resource, surge

Grammar

Gender
Pluralsources

Examples

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A "source" is where something comes from.

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The "source" of a river is the small spring where it starts.

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A "source" of news is the person or place that gives it.

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 10: source, ocean, brave and 7 more words.