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wellspring

noun
/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from wiellspring
  2. inherited from wellespring

Definitions

  1. The source of water for a stream, spring or well

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

  2. A perennial source of anything

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

    • Krapp’s Last Tape has been acted by prisoners in San Quentin and made into a chamber opera. It goes to the wellspring of an actor. Well, most of the time: when Albert Finney played the part, Beckett went to sleep in rehearsals.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA