fountainhead

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fountainhead

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From fountain + head.

noun fountainheads

  1. literally A spring that is the source of a river.
  2. figuratively An abundant source of knowledge, etc.

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noun a spring that is the source of a river

中文源頭 /源头 yuántóu, 水源 shuǐyuán
DeutschQuelle
Ελληνικάβρυσομάνα vrysomána

noun an abundant source of knowledge, etc.

中文本源 běnyuán
DeutschUrsprung, Quelle
Italianosorgente, fonte
Русскийпервоисточник pervoistočnik

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@misc{fountainhead_2026,
  title = {fountainhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fountainhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}