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sourceless

sourceless adjective: without a source.

Adjective

sourceless (not comparable)

  1. Without a source.
    • Wikipedia-derived factoids can be so important that there is a well-known feedback loop, called citogenesis, in which the mainstream news finds some claim made in a Wikipedia article, and publishes it (without citing Wikipedia). Then Wikipedia itself makes use of the news article. By means of this...2025 September 30, Larry Sanger, “6. Reveal who Wikipedia’s leaders are.”, in larrysanger.org

Origin of sourceless

From source + -less.

Words formed from sourceless

Questions about sourceless

What does sourceless mean?
Sourceless means without a source.
What part of speech is sourceless?
Sourceless is an adjective.

Words near sourceless in the dictionary

  1. sourcebook
  2. sourcebooks
  3. sourcecode
  4. sourced
  5. sourcehood
  6. sourceless
  7. sourcelessly
  8. sourcelessness
  9. Sourcemod
  10. sourceness
  11. sourcer

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