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Definition of
wellspring noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wellspring
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈwɛlsprɪŋ
/
/
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literary
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a supply or source of a particular quality, especially one that never ends
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wellspring
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