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fount

1

[ fount ]

noun

  1. a spring of water; fountain.
  2. a source or origin:

    a fount of inspiration to his congregation.



fount

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[ fount, font ]

noun

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fount

1

/ ڲʊԳ /

noun

  1. poetic.
    a spring or fountain
  2. source or origin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fount

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/ ڲʊԳ; fɒnt /

noun

  1. printing another word for font 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fount1

First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fount1

C16: back formation from fountain

Origin of fount2

C16: from Old French fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin fundere to melt; see found ³
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I, too, wish that things were different, that the two men who acted as the fount for the most significant art in my life had been able to pass gently into that good night.

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Elon Musk has turned the former Twitter from a social media staple into a fount of misinformation.

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“He was a fount of historical experience and knowledge.”

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Hip-hop is a fount of constant innovation; a historical text ripe for pilfering; a continuation of rock, soul and jazz traditions that also explicitly loosens their cultural grip.

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It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering.

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