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rootage

DEFINITIONS OF: rootage

1

n a developed system of roots

Synonyms:
root system
Type of:
scheme, system
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

n fixedness by or as if by roots

“strengthened by rootage in the firm soil of faith”
Type of:
fixedness, immobility, stationariness
remaining in place

n the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Synonyms:
beginning, origin, root, source
Types:
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derivation
the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
spring
a point at which water issues forth
fountainhead, head, headspring
the source of water from which a stream arises
headwater
the source of a river
wellhead, wellspring
the source of water for a well
jumping-off place, point of departure
a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience
where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
home
place where something began and flourished
point source
a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
trail head, trailhead
the beginning of a trail
Type of:
point
the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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