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Dictionary: well·spring   (wĕl'sprĭng') pronunciation
n.
  1. The source of a stream or spring.
  2. A source: a wellspring of ideas.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the source of water for a well
  Synonym: wellhead

Meaning #2: an abundant source
  Synonyms: well, fountainhead


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kilde

Nederlands (Dutch)
onuitputtelijke bron

Français (French)
n. - source (cours d'eau), source (d'idées)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Quelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νερομάνα

Italiano (Italian)
sorgente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fonte (f), nascente (f)

Русский (Russian)
источник, кладезь (чего-л.), навес над колодцем, неистощимый источник

Español (Spanish)
n. - fuente, manantial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - källsprång

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
水源, 泉源

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 水源, 泉源

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 물의 원천, (마르지 않는) 원천

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 水源, 源泉

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معين لا ينضب, ينبوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מקור, מעיין המתגבר, מקור בלתי נדלה‬


 
 
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