Added 9 October 2026
fountain
/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/ noun
Latin root: fontana Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fountain at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A natural source of water; a spring.
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An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
His house is right beside that fountain on Street 15.
- The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
verb
Origin
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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