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Webster 1913 Edition
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Source
,Noun.
1.
The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.
[Obs.]
Therefore right as an hawk upon a
Up springeth into the air, right so prayers . . .
Maken their
sours
Up springeth into the air, right so prayers . . .
Maken their
sours
to Goddes ears two. Chaucer.
2.
The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain.
Where as the Poo out of a welle small
Taketh his firste springing and his
Taketh his firste springing and his
sours
. Chaucer.
Kings that rule
Behind the hidden
Behind the hidden
sources
of the Nile. Addison.
3.
That from which anything comes forth, regarded as its cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates; first cause.
This
source
of ideas every man has wholly in himself. Locke.
The
source
of Newton’s light, of Bacon's sense. Pope.
Syn. – See
Origin
. Webster 1828 Edition
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SOURCE
,Noun.
1.
Properly, the spring or fountain from which a stream of water proceeds, or any collection of water within the earth or upon its surface, in which a stream originates. This is called also the head of the stream. We call the water of a spring, where it issues from the earth, the source of the stream or rivulet proceeding form it. We say also that springs have their sources in subterranean ponds, lakes or collections of water. We say also that a large river has is source in a lake. For example, the St. Lawrence has its source in the great lakes of America.2.
First cause; original; that which gives rise to any thing. Thus ambition, the love of power and of fame, have been the sources of half the calamities of nations. Intemperance is the source of innumerable evils to individuals.3.
The first producer; he or that which originates; as Greece the source of arts.