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Noun
That school is none other than Columbia University -- infamous for one of the worst outbreaks of campus antisemitism after the October 7 massacre, but the fount of other scandals as well.—Preston Cooper, National Review, 15 Dec. 2024 Nelly tends to accept praise with a tight smile and deflect criticism with a joke, and because of the latter, she’s been a fount of reaction shots as the series has given her a class-clown-style edit.—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 Sam’s parents are on the decline, and the rest of her family isn’t exactly a fount of inspiration.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2024 From my personal perspective, all administrations have been a fount of learning and growth in every single way.—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fount
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Anglo-French funte, founte, from Latin font-, fons
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