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foun·tain·head
 fountainhead
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- pronunciation:
- faUn
t
 n
hed
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a spring in which a stream has its origin.
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| definition 2: |
the origin or primary source of anything.
Ancient Greek civilization was the fountainhead of Western culture.- similar words:
- derivation, lineage, mother, rise
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| related words: |
beginning, birth, head, mine, origin, well |
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