noun · rare

fountainhead

fountainhead · fountainheads

первоисточник

Quelle, Ursprung

A spring that is the source of a riverA spring that is the source of a river.

» We came upon a fountainhead and filled up the water bottles.

Meaning

2 senses

(literally)A spring that is the source of a river.
Quelle
an abundant source
(figuratively)An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
Ursprung, Quelle
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4 sentences

We came upon a fountainhead and filled up the water bottles.
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He's the fountainhead.
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Some bat species are well-known reservoirs of the coronavirus family and leading candidates for SARS-CoV-2 fountainhead.
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Some species of bat are well-known reservoirs of the coronavirus family and leading candidates for SARS-CoV-2 fountainhead.
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3 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

an abundant source of knowledge, etc.:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

a spring that is the source of a river:

an abundant source of knowledge, etc.:

From fountain + head.

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plural: fountainheads

Singular	fountainhead
Plural	fountainheads

regular

4 synonyms

Close in meaning