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1. • • fountainhead noun uk / ˈfaʊn.tɪn.hed / us / ˈfaʊn.t ə n.hed / fountainhead noun (CAUSE) Add to word list Add to word list [ C usually singular ] formal a thing, person, or place where something comes from or begins, or that is the cause of something:
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   • 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?

   • 1. a spring from which a stream flows. 2. a chief source: a fountainhead of information. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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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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   fountainhead noun (STATUE) [ C ] 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. More examples.

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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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   Define fountainhead. fountainhead synonyms, fountainhead pronunciation, fountainhead translation, English dictionary definition of fountainhead. n. 1. A spring that is the source or head of a stream. 2. A chief and copious source; an originator: "the intellectual fountainhead of the black...

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   May 4, 2024 · fountainhead in American English. (ˈfauntnˌhed) noun. 1. a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream. 2. a chief source of anything. a fountainhead of information.

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   Check pronunciation: fountainhead. Definition of fountainhead noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   British English. /ˈfaʊnt (ᵻ)nhɛd/ FOWN-tuhn-hed. U.S. English. /ˈfaʊnt (ə)nˌ (h)ɛd/ FOWN-tuhn-hed. See pronunciation. Where does the noun fountainhead come from? Earliest known use. late 1500s. is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fountain n., head n.1. See etymology. Nearby entries. foundress, n.¹ c1450–. foundress, n.² 1638.

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   Noun wellspring (pl. wellsprings) The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead. A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or… 水泉 : 水泉 (Chinese) trad. and simpl.