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fount
1[ fount ]
/ faÊŠnt /
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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
1First recorded in 1585–95; short for fountain
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fount1
/ (faÊŠnt) /
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)
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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