SOURCE

n. 1 fountain-head, well-spring, origin, provenance, provenience, inception, start, outset, beginning, root(s), commencement, rise We set out to find the source of the Blue Nile The mineral bauxite is the source of aluminium. 2 originator, author, creator, begetter Who is credited as the source of this quotation? 3 authority, documentation; informant, Colloq horse's mouth: To verify the information, go to the source