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germ vs source

source vs germ

germ and source both are nouns.

germ is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
germ Yes No No No
source Yes No Yes No
As nouns, germ and source are synonyms defined as:
  • germ and source: anything that provides inspiration for later work
Other synonyms of germ include seed.
germ (noun) source (noun)
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use a facility where something is available
a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism anything that provides inspiration for later work
anything that provides inspiration for later work a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a person who supplies information
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
germ (verb) source (verb)
specify the origin of
get (a product) from another country or business
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