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fon¹

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From Middle English fonne (noun). More at fun.

noun fons

  1. obsolete A fool or idiot. Delt he not lyke a fon? Delt he not lyke a daw?

fon²

  • /fɔːn/

noun fons

  1. A chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon. Province-wide, the latter part of the 1990s witnessed considerable efforts by the regime to organize and activate a bloc of such financially dependent fons in the North West Elite Association (NWELA), […]

Fon³

proper noun

  1. A language of Benin and Togo, specifically, in the southern regions corresponding to the former kingdom of Dahomey. Also known as Fongbe or Fɔngbe, it is part of the Gbe family of West African languages.

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"fon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fon

Chicago

"fon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fon.

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@misc{fon_2026,
  title = {fon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}