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font (fänt)

noun

    1. a large basin, now typically supported by a pedestal, for holding water to be used in baptizing
    2. an open container, as at a church entrance, for holding holy water
  2. Archaic a fountain or spring
  3. a source or origin

Etymology: ME < OE < L fons (gen. fontis), spring, fountain

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font2 definition

font (fänt)

noun

Printing a complete assortment of type in one size and style

Etymology: Fr fonte < fondre, to cast, found

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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