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wellspring.

The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/General-American
  1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.

  2. A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.

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