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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin ~-, fons, from Latin, fountain Date: before 12th century 1. a receptacle for baptismal water, a receptacle for holy water, a receptacle for various liquids, source , fountain , ~al adjective II. noun see: found Date: circa 1688 an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size