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(fo̵unt′'n)

noun

a natural spring of water
the source or beginning of a stream
a source or origin of anything: a fountain of knowledge
1. an artificial spring, jet, or flow of water
2. the basin, pipes, etc. where this flows
3. drinking fountain
a container or reservoir, as for ink or oil

Origin: ME < OFr fontaine < LL fontana < fem. of L fontanus < fons (gen. fontis), spring, prob. < IE base *dhen-, to run, flow > Sans dhanáyati, (he) runs

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noun

a. An artificially created jet or stream of water.
b. A structure, often decorative, from which a jet or stream of water issues.
A spring, especially the source of a stream.
A reservoir or chamber containing a supply of liquid that can be siphoned off as needed.
A soda fountain.
A drinking fountain.
A point of origin or dissemination; a source: the library, a fountain of information.

intr. & tr.v. foun·tained, foun·tain·ing, foun·tains

To flow or cause to flow like a fountain.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French fontaine

Origin: , from Late Latin fontāna

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , feminine of fontānus, of a spring

Origin: , from fōns, font-, spring

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