Meaning | The place where something begins, where it springs into being. |
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Synonyms | beginning, origin, root, source |
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Narrower | birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience | Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
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derivation | The source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) |
fountainhead, headspring, head | The source of water from which a stream arises |
headwater | The source of a river |
home | place where something began and flourished |
jumping-off place, point of departure | A place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched |
point source | A concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted |
spring | A point at which water issues forth |
trail head, trailhead | The beginning of a trail |
wellhead, wellspring | The source of water for a well |
Broader | point | The precise location of something |
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Spanish | fuente, germen, nacimiento, origen, principio, raíz, venero |
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Catalan | arrel, germen, naixement, origen, procedència |
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Verbs | root | come into existence, originate |
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