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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wellspring \Well"spring'\, noun A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. --Prov. xvi. 22.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
wellspring
noun
1: the source of water for a well [syn: {wellhead}]
2: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: {well}, {fountainhead}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "wellspring": bonanza, cornucopia, font, fount, fountain, fountainhead, gold mine, headspring, headstream, headwater, inception, lode, mainspring, mine, origin, provenance, provenience, quarry, resource, riverhead, root, source, source of supply, spring, springhead, staple, vein, well, wellhead
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