fount

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noun (1)

British
: a type font

Examples of fount in a Sentence

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Noun
From my personal perspective, all administrations have been a fount of learning and growth in every single way. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024 Eugene is a fount of water in a desert, and a beautiful man whom Lee has to have. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024 At the Court’s right flank stand two justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, who have openly called for New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), the fount of press freedom in the United States, to be overruled. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 12 Aug. 2024 In their view, free inquiry was the fount of other rights. Steven K. Green, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fount 

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French funte, founte, from Latin font-, fons

Noun (2)

French fonte, from Middle French — more at font

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fount was in the 15th century

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“Fount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fount. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

fount

noun
ˈfau̇nt

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