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wellspring

wellsp·ring

US/ˈwɛlsprɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the source of water for a well

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2.

an abundant source

  • “she was a well of information”
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Origin

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

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