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   fountain

   /ˈfaʊnt(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which one or more jets of water are pumped into the air. Similar jetsprayspoutspurtwellfountcascade
   • ▪ a thing that spurts or cascades into the air: "little fountains of dust"
   • 2. a natural spring of water. literary
   • ▪ a source of a desirable quality: "the government always quote this report as the fountain of truth" Similar sourcefountfountainheadwell headwellspringwellreservoirfundmassminerepositoryinformal:walking encyclopedia
   • 3. a roundel barry wavy argent and azure (i.e. a circle with wavy horizontal stripes of white and blue).

   verb

   • 1. spurt or cascade like a fountain: "a river of cold air fountained into the hold"

   Word Origin Middle English (in fountain (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French fontaine, from late Latin fontana, feminine of Latin fontanus, adjective from fons, font- ‘a spring’.

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