fount

1
[ fount ]
/ faʊnt /
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noun

a spring of water; fountain.
a source or origin: a fount of inspiration to his congregation.

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Origin of fount

1
First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain

Words nearby fount

foundrous, foundry, foundry proof, foundry sand, foundry type, fount, fountain, fountain decussation, fountain grass, fountain of youth, fountain pen

Definition for fount (2 of 2)

fount2
[ fount, font ]
/ faʊnt, fɒnt /

noun British Printing.

font2.
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Words related to fount

wellspring, beginning, derivation, spring, provenance, well, mine, source, fountain, provenience, root, fountainhead

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British Dictionary definitions for fount (1 of 2)

fount1
/ (faʊnt) /

noun

poetic a spring or fountain
source or origin

Word Origin for fount

C16: back formation from fountain

British Dictionary definitions for fount (2 of 2)

fount2
/ (faʊnt, fɒnt) /

noun

printing another word for font 2

Word Origin for fount

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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