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noun
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
an abundant source
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: well, fountainhead
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Broader terms: source
noun
the source of water for a well
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wellhead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
History
From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.
