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wellspring
[ wel-spring ]
/ ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ /
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noun
the head or source of a spring, stream, river, etc.; fountainhead.
a source or supply of anything, especially when considered inexhaustible: a wellspring of affection.
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British Dictionary definitions for wellspring
wellspring
/ (ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ) /
noun
the source of a spring or stream; fountainhead
a source of continual or abundant supply
Word Origin for wellspring
Old English welspryng, wylspring; see well ², spring
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