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
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