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Added 1 October 2026

resource

/ɹɪˈzɔːs/ noun

Latin root: resurgō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about resource at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
a man or woman of resource
Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.

verb

To supply with resources.

verb

To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.

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