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The correct spelling is source.
How to pronounce source
/sɔːs/
nounIPA: /sɔːs/
Say it like: Sow-rse
The correct spelling is source. The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired. For example: "The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling."
Usage Examples
“The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.”
“The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- 2.Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- 3.A reporter's informant.
- 4.Source code.
- 5.The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
verb
- 1.To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
- 2.To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
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