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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.
a decorative object made of stone, metal, etc. with a small opening that water comes out of as part of a fountain (= a decorative stream of water in a garden, lake, etc.): The yard is full of huge blue and green glazed pots, tiles, plaques and decorative fountainheads.
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Fountainhead definition: a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream. See examples of FOUNTAINHEAD used in a sentence.
IPA guide. Other forms: fountainheads. Definitions of fountainhead. noun. the source of water from which a stream arises. synonyms: head, headspring. see more. noun. an abundant source.
2 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.
fountainhead From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fountainhead foun‧tain‧head / ˈfaʊntənhed $ ˈfaʊntn- / noun [ singular ] COME FROM/ORIGINATE the origin of something SYN source Examples from the Corpus fountainhead • Keynes, as we shall see presently, was on his way to being the new fountainhead of conventional wisdom .
Fountainhead definition: A spring that is the source or head of a stream.
