fountainhead
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foun·tain·head

noun \-ˌhed\

Definition of FOUNTAINHEAD

1
: a spring that is the source of a stream
2
: principal source : origin

Examples of FOUNTAINHEAD

  1. the fountainhead of the faith
  2. <historically, California has served as the fountainhead of that eclectic group of self-actualization movements known as the New Age>

First Known Use of FOUNTAINHEAD

1585

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