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fountain
[ foun-tn ]
/ ËfaÊn tn /
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noun
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Origin of fountain
1375â1425; late Middle English fontayne<Old French fontaine<Late Latin fontÄna, noun use of feminine of Latin fontÄnus of a spring, equivalent to font- (stem of fons) spring + -Änus-an
OTHER WORDS FROM fountain
fountained, adjectivefoun·tain·less, adjectivefoun·tain·like, adjectiveun·foun·tained, adjectiveWords nearby fountain
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British Dictionary definitions for fountain
fountain
/ (ËfaÊntÉȘn) /
noun
Derived forms of fountain
fountained, adjectivefountainless, adjectivefountain-like, adjectiveWord Origin for fountain
C15: from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontÄna, from Latin fons spring, source
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