Chief and Source

Chief

Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

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Source and chief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Source" instead an adjective "Chief".

Nearby Word: chiefly

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Chief and source are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chief" instead an adjective "Source".

original	original chief	original source
actual	actual chief	actual source
real	real chief	real source
main	main chief	main source
Other adjectives: new, mysterious.

After Link saves the cavern that is their food source and chief Darunia adopts him as a blood brother, they offer to hug Link en masse, but because Gorons are made of stone, he declines.

Source: Man Hug
Petersburg Imperial Theatre's chief conductor and composer Riccardo Drigo.Many critics have disputed the original source of the Swan Lake story.

Source: Theatre / Swan Lake
In Sandra on the Rocks, pride seems to be Zoé's chief flaw (and source of strength).

Source: Pride

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