fountainhead
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd/
:
nacimiento
Examples
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The chamber could only be opened with a single key which, if ever found, would guide its bearer back to the fountainhead of immortality.
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But if you get to The Fountainhead, which is the thing that's all that stuff's emanating from way down there, that's love and it's beautiful and it's beauty.
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The fountainhead of the river was discovered during the expedition in the remote mountains.
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Many hikers were eager to reach the fountainhead of the spring, where the water was clear and refreshing.
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Local legends spoke of a hidden fountainhead in the forest that granted wishes to those who found it.
Synonyms
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5.6
The source of a river or stream
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1.0
A natural spring where water flows out of the ground
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7.2
The source or small streams at the start of a river
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5.5
The place where a river or stream begins
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5.6
The place where a river begins, often in the hills
The place where a stream or river starts
A small stream that forms the start of a river
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Fountainhead is made of fountain ('spring' or source of water) and head ('top' or source), so it pictures the place where water first comes out. That's why a fountainhead is the original source of a stream or river.