source

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source is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Antonyms 2.2 Related words

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /sɔɹs/, SAMPA: /sOr\s/
• (US) IPA: /soʊɹs/, SAMPA: /soUr\s/
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[change] Noun

Singular source

Plural sources

1. The source of some material, an idea, a product, etc. is the place it came from originally.

   XYZ company can't supply these parts anymore, so we need to find a new source.

   Church sources said four people were injured and 100 to 200 were taken away by the police.

   The paper comes primarily from British sources.

   CO₂ is the main source of global warming.

[change] Antonyms

• target

[change] Related words

• outsource