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fountain definition

foun·tain (fo̵unt′'n)

noun

  1. a natural spring of water
  2. the source or beginning of a stream
  3. 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
  5. a container or reservoir, as for ink or oil

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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