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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | fontaine, from Latin fons 'place where water comes out of the ground' |
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1DTB a structure from which water is pushed up into the air, used for example as decoration in a garden or park
2 a flow of liquid, or of something bright and colourful that goes straight up into the air
fountain of 
A fountain of blood was pouring from his chest.A fountain of sparks shot high into the sky.
A fountain of blood was pouring from his chest.A fountain of sparks shot high into the sky.3 a source or supply of something : He was a fountain of information on Asian affairs.
fountain of something
writtenHe was a fountain of information on Asian affairs.
