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1. a facility where something is available (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	facility, installation,
definition	:	a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	golconda,
definition	:	a source of great wealth (especially a mine) (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	gold mine, goldmine,
definition	:	a good source of something that is desired (noun.artifact)

2. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	inspiration,
definition	:	arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	taproot,
definition	:	something that provides an important central source for growth or development (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	muse,
definition	:	the source of an artist's inspiration (noun.cognition)

3. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	document, papers, written document,
definition	:	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	source materials,
definition	:	publications from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	fountainhead, well, wellspring,
definition	:	an abundant source (noun.communication)

4. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	publication,
definition	:	a copy of a printed work offered for distribution (noun.communication)

5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being (noun.location)

hypernym	:	point,
definition	:	the precise location of something; a spatially limited location (noun.location)

hyponym	:	derivation,
definition	:	the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues) (noun.location)

hyponym	:	spring,
definition	:	a point at which water issues forth (noun.location)

hyponym	:	fountainhead, head, headspring,
definition	:	the source of water from which a stream arises (noun.location)

hyponym	:	headwater,
definition	:	the source of a river (noun.location)

hyponym	:	wellhead, wellspring,
definition	:	the source of water for a well (noun.location)

hyponym	:	jumping-off place, point of departure,
definition	:	a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched (noun.location)

hyponym	:	birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience,
definition	:	where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence (noun.location)

hyponym	:	home,
definition	:	place where something began and flourished (noun.location)

hyponym	:	point source,
definition	:	a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted (noun.location)

hyponym	:	trail head, trailhead,
definition	:	the beginning of a trail (noun.location)

6. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies (noun.object)

hypernym	:	thing,
definition	:	a separate and self-contained entity (noun.tops)

7. someone who originates or causes or initiates something (noun.person)

hypernym	:	maker, shaper,
definition	:	a person who makes things (noun.person)

hyponym	:	coiner,
definition	:	someone who is a source of new words or new expressions (noun.person)

8. a person who supplies information (noun.person)

hypernym	:	communicator,
definition	:	a person who communicates with others (noun.person)

hyponym	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (noun.person)

hyponym	:	leaker,
definition	:	a surreptitious informant (noun.person)

hyponym	:	passive source,
definition	:	an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has (noun.person)

hyponym	:	whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower,
definition	:	an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it (noun.person)

9. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (noun.process)

hypernym	:	action, activity, natural action, natural process,
definition	:	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	origin,
definition	:	the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived (noun.process)

domain category	:	applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology,
definition	:	the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems (noun.cognition)

10. specify the origin of (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	document,
definition	:	support or supply with references (verb.cognition)

11. get (a product) from another country or business (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	obtain,
definition	:	come into possession of (verb.possession)

hyponym	:	outsource,
definition	:	obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out (verb.possession)

12. a facility where something is available (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	get (a product) from another country or business (verb.possession)

13. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	develop, evolve, germinate,
definition	:	work out (verb.creation)

derivation	:	germinal, originative, seminal,
definition	:	containing seeds of later development (adj.all)

14. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

derivation	:	source, source,
definition	:	specify the origin of (verb.cognition)

15. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun.communication)

derivation	:	consult, look up, refer,
definition	:	seek information from (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cite, reference,
definition	:	refer to (verb.creation)

16. the place where something begins, where it springs into being (noun.location)

derivation	:	root,
definition	:	come into existence, originate (verb.stative)

derivation	:	originate,
definition	:	begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. (verb.stative)

17. someone who originates or causes or initiates something (noun.person)

derivation	:	authorship, paternity,
definition	:	the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing (noun.act)

derivation	:	bring forth, generate,
definition	:	bring into existence (verb.creation)

derivation	:	auctorial, authorial,
definition	:	of or by or typical of an author (adj.pert)

18. a person who supplies information (noun.person)

derivation	:	inform,
definition	:	impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication)

19. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (noun.process)

antonym	:	sink,
definition	:	(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system (noun.process)

20. specify the origin of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

derivation	:	reference, source,
definition	:	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun.communication)

21. get (a product) from another country or business (verb.possession)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	a facility where something is available (noun.artifact)

22. a facility where something is available (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	get (a product) from another country or business (verb.possession)

23. anything that provides inspiration for later work (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	develop, evolve, germinate,
definition	:	work out (verb.creation)

derivation	:	germinal, originative, seminal,
definition	:	containing seeds of later development (adj.all)

24. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

derivation	:	source, source,
definition	:	specify the origin of (verb.cognition)

25. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun.communication)

derivation	:	consult, look up, refer,
definition	:	seek information from (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cite, reference,
definition	:	refer to (verb.creation)

26. the place where something begins, where it springs into being (noun.location)

derivation	:	root,
definition	:	come into existence, originate (verb.stative)

derivation	:	originate,
definition	:	begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc. (verb.stative)

27. someone who originates or causes or initiates something (noun.person)

derivation	:	authorship, paternity,
definition	:	the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing (noun.act)

derivation	:	bring forth, generate,
definition	:	bring into existence (verb.creation)

derivation	:	auctorial, authorial,
definition	:	of or by or typical of an author (adj.pert)

28. a person who supplies information (noun.person)

derivation	:	inform,
definition	:	impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to (verb.communication)

29. (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system (noun.process)

antonym	:	sink,
definition	:	(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system (noun.process)

30. specify the origin of (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained (noun.communication)

derivation	:	reference, source,
definition	:	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to (noun.communication)

31. get (a product) from another country or business (verb.possession)

derivation	:	source,
definition	:	a facility where something is available (noun.artifact)

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