fountain

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A structure that shoots water into the air, usually for decoration in a garden or public place.

   Tourists threw coins into the fountain in the square.

2. 2
   noun

   A natural spring where water rises from the ground.

   A clear fountain bubbled up at the foot of the hill.

3. 3
   noun

   A rich source or origin of something.

   She was a fountain of knowledge about local history.

From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).

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