source vs point of departure

point of departure vs source

source and point of departure both are nouns.

source is a verb but point of departure is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
source	Yes	No	Yes	No
point of departure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, point of departure is a hyponym of source; that is, point of departure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than source:

source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
point of departure: a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched

Other hyponyms of source include derivation, spring, fountainhead, head, headspring, headwater, wellhead, wellspring, jumping-off place, birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience, home, point source, trail head, trailhead.

source (noun)	point of departure (noun)
a facility where something is available	a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
anything that provides inspiration for later work	a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
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

source (verb)	point of departure (verb)
specify the origin of
get (a product) from another country or business

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