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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"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fountainheadFountainhead Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOUNTAINHEAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › fountainheadFOUNTAINHEAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head heads or source of a stream. a chief source of anything: a fountainhead of information. fountainhead. / ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd / noun. a spring that is the source of a stream. a principal or original source.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fountainheadFountainhead - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. www.thefreedictionary.com › fountainheadFountainhead - definition of fountainhead by The Free Dictionary

    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...

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › fountainheadFountainhead Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFOUNTAINHEAD definition in American English | Collins English ...

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfountainhead noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › fountainheadfountainhead | meaning of fountainhead in Longman Dictionary of...

    fountainhead meaning, definition, what is fountainhead: the origin of something: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'fountainhead' - Collins Online ...

    Definitions of 'fountainhead' 1. a spring that is the source of a stream. [...] 2. the original or main source of anything. [...] More. Synonyms of 'fountainhead' • source, well, spring, origin [...] More. Examples of 'fountainhead' in a sentence.