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font

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) font (noun)
  2. 2) font (noun)
  3. font name (noun)
  4. bird font (noun)
  5. weight font (noun)
  6. wrong font (noun)
  7. aq font (abbreviation)

1font

noun \ˈfänt\

Definition of FONT

1
a : a receptacle for baptismal water b : a receptacle for holy water c : a receptacle for various liquids
2
: source, fountain <a font of information>
— font·al \ˈfän-təl\ adjective

Origin of FONT

Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin font-, fons, from Latin, fountain
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with FONT

aunt, daunt, flaunt, fount, gaunt, taunt, vaunt, want, wont

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