'sources'
[beginning.n.04] as in: the place where something begins, where it springs into being


Examples:
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
communism's Russian root



'sources'
[source.n.02] as in: a document (or organization) from which information is obtained


Examples:
the reporter had two sources for the story



'sources'
[source.n.03] as in: anything that provides inspiration for later work



'sources'
[source.n.04] as in: a facility where something is available



'sources'
[informant.n.01] as in: a person who supplies information



'sources'
[generator.n.03] as in: someone who originates or causes or initiates something


Examples:
he was the generator of several complaints



'sources'
[source.n.07] as in: (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system


Examples:
a heat source
a source of carbon dioxide



'sources'
[reservoir.n.04] as in: anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies


Examples:
an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival



'sources'
[reference.n.08] as in: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to


Examples:
he carried an armful of references back to his desk
he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation



'sources'
[source.v.01] as in: get (a product) from another country or business


Examples:
She sourced a supply of carpet
They are sourcing from smaller companies



'sources'
[source.v.02] as in: specify the origin of


Examples:
The writer carefully sourced her report



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