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   fount

   /fɒnt/

   noun

   • 1. a source of a desirable quality or commodity: "our courier was a fount of knowledge"
   • 2. a spring or fountain. literary

   Word Origin late 16th century: back-formation from fountain, on the pattern of the pair mountain, mount.

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   What is the meaning of 'fount'?

   • A 'fount' is a spring of water or a source or origin. For example, a person can be a fount of inspiration to their congregation.

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   What type of fount do you use?

   • He's renowned as the fount of all knowledge on the disease. The new fount is easier to read on a compact page. I usually use Times New Roman fount for my essays. A variety of type founts are possible on this printer. Printers continued to use old Gothic founts for ballads.

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   What is a source or spring of water called?

   • noun A source or spring of water is called a fount. A fountain is another term for it. A fount of inspiration to his congregation is another meaning of the term.

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   How do you describe a person as a fount?

   • If you describe a person or thing as the fount of something, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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   noun (1) ˈfau̇nt. : fountain, source. fount. 2 of 2. noun (2) ˈfänt ˈfau̇nt. British. : a type font. Examples of fount in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. Eugene is a fount of water in a desert, and a beautiful man whom Lee has to have.

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   Fount can mean a spring of water, a source or origin, or a font in printing. Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of fount from Dictionary.com.

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   Fount is a literary or humorous word for source, meaning the place where something important comes from. Learn how to use fount in a sentence, see its pronunciation and find synonyms and related words.

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   Fount can mean a spring or fountain, or a source or origin of something. It can also be a variant of font, a type of printing or lithography. See examples, translations and related words.