known source

collocation in English

meaningsofknownandsource

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known
adjective
uk
/nəʊn/us
/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofknownandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofknown source

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They claimed to be simply obeying a directive that originated from noknownsource.
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Finally, the specific intensity is determined solving the transfer equation with theknownsourcefunction.
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The only otherknownsourceof energy is oil.
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For example, we could ensure that planting takes place only a certain distance from anyknownsourceof water supplying a distillery.
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The name is derived from gum benzoin, which was for a long time its onlyknownsource.
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As 2-chloroethylamine is aknownsourceof aziridine, this substance has potential alkylating activity.
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White or overt propaganda comes from aknownsource.
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There is noknownsourcefor this tale.
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At the time, the onlyknownsourcefor the solar power output was gravitational collapse.
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The identity and makeup of this substance is not stated, and the onlyknownsourceof it so far is from the future.
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Calibration is performed by using the peaks of aknownsource, such as caesium-137 or cobalt-60.
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Emendations not supported by anyknownsourceare sometimes called "conjectural" emendations.
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