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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024foun•tain /ˈfaʊntən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the source or origin of anything:a fountain of wisdom.
- Buildingan artificial jet or stream of water that spouts from an opening or structure.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024foun•tain (foun′tn),USA pronunciation n. - a spring or source of water;
the source or head of a stream. - the source or origin of anything.
- Buildinga jet or stream of water (or other liquid) made by mechanical means to spout or rise from an opening or structure, as to afford water for use, to cool the air, or to serve for ornament.
- Buildinga structure for discharging such a jet or a number of jets, often an elaborate or artistic work with basins, sculptures, etc.
- See drinking fountain.
- See soda fountain.
- a reservoir for a liquid to be supplied gradually or continuously, as in a fountain pen.
- Heraldrya roundel barry-wavy, argent and azure.
- Late Latin fontāna, noun, nominal use of feminine of Latin fontānus of a spring, equivalent. to font- (stem of fons) spring + -ānus -an
- Old French fontaine
- late Middle English fontayne 1375–1425
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged birthplace, cradle, genesis, wellspring.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fountain /ˈfaʊntɪn/ n - a jet or spray of water or some other liquid
- a structure from which such a jet or a number of such jets spurt, often incorporating figures, basins, etc
- a natural spring of water, esp the source of a stream
- a stream, jet, or cascade of sparks, lava, etc
- a principal source or origin
- a reservoir or supply chamber, as for oil in a lamp
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French fontaine, from Late Latin fontāna, from Latin fons spring, sourceˈfountained adj |