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    Foun·tain·head
    /ˈfount(ə)nˌ(h)ed/

    noun

    • 1. an original source of something: "this president was the fountainhead of patronage"
  2. The meaning of FOUNTAINHEAD is a spring that is the source of a stream. How to use fountainhead in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. 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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. 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.

  5. Definitions of fountainhead. noun. the source of water from which a stream arises. synonyms: head, headspring. see more. noun. an abundant source. synonyms: well, wellspring. see more.

  6. 2 meanings: 1. a spring that is the source of a stream 2. a principal or original source.... Click for more definitions.

  7. Fountainhead definition: A spring that is the source or head of a stream.

  8. 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...