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/sɔːs/noun
Middle School
1

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

2

Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.

3

A reporter's informant.

4

Source code.

5

The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

6

A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.

7

The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.

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Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing