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fountainhead
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As a noun, fountainhead means a spring that is the source of a river.
Meanings of fountainhead
3 meaningsnoun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
The source of water from which a stream ariseslocation
“they tracked him back toward the head of the stream”
Similar: headspring, head
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: an abundant source
noun: the source of water from which a stream arises
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