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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-t^É™l\ adjective

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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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Definition of FONT

:  an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size

Origin of FONT

French fonte, from Middle French, act of founding, from Vulgar Latin *fundita, feminine of funditus, past participle of Latin fundere to found, pour — more at found

First Known Use: circa 1688

Other Printing Terms

epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow