wellspring
n. US //ˈwɛɫsˌpɹɪŋ// UK //wˈɛlspɹɪŋ// well·spring
From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.
From Middle English wellespring, from Old English wiellspring, wiellġespring (“spring, fount, fountain”), corresponding to well + spring. More at well, spring.
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