fount
1 Americannoun
noun
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poetic a spring or fountain
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source or origin
noun
Etymology
Origin of fount
First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain
Example Sentences
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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.
From Salon
“He was a fount of historical experience and knowledge.”
From Seattle Times
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.
From New York Times
It is a fount of constant innovation, and a historical text ripe for pilfering.
From New York Times
From times old to current, our culture’s like a fount.
From New York Times
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