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   What does Fountainhead mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of FOUNTAINHEAD is a spring that is the source of a stream. How to use fountainhead in a sentence. Did you know?

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   When was Fountainhead first used?

   • Did you know? Did you know? When it first entered English in the late 16th century, fountainhead was used only in a literal sense—to refer to the source of a stream. By the 17th century, however, it was already beginning to be used figuratively in reference to any original or primary source.

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   What is a fountainhead of information?

   • a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream. a chief source of anything: a fountainhead of information. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Word Of The Day Quiz: A Plethora Of Wonderful Words!

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   Who are The Fountainhead?

   • The Fountainhead was an Irish rock band founded by Steve Belton and Pat O'Donnell in 1982. In 1984, the duo won a music contest with a prize of 20 hours of recording time at Windmill Lane Studios. They used this time to record their first single, "Rhythm Method", which they released independently in 1984.

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   May 10, 2013 · 1. : a spring that is the source of a stream. 2. : principal source : origin. Did you know? When it first entered English in the late 16th century, fountainhead was used only in a literal sense—to refer to the source of a stream.

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   FOUNTAINHEAD definition: 1. a thing, person, or place where something comes from or begins, or that is the cause of…. Learn more.

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   / ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd / noun. a spring that is the source of a stream. a principal or original source. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of fountainhead 1. First recorded in 1575–85; fountain + head. Discover More. Example Sentences.

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   4 days ago · fountainhead in American English. (ˈfaʊntənˌhɛd ; ˈfaʊntənˌhɛd ) noun. 1. a spring that is the source of a stream. 2. the original or main source of anything. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   Definitions of fountainhead. noun. the source of water from which a stream arises. synonyms: head, headspring. see more. see less. type of: beginning, origin, root, rootage, source. the place where something begins, where it springs into being.

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   fountainhead / ˈ faʊntn̩ˌhɛd/ noun. plural fountainheads. Britannica Dictionary definition of FOUNTAINHEAD. [count] literary. : the origin or source of something. the fountainhead of the faith. FOUNTAINHEAD meaning: the origin or source of something.

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   Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun fountainhead mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fountainhead. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.