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headwaters

head·wa·ters

UK/ˈhɛdˌwɑtɝz/ US/ˈhɛˌdwɔtɜrz/ uncommon

noun

1.

the source of a river

  • “the headwaters of the Nile”

Origin

From head + waters.

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