Meaning of FOUNT in English
- FOUNT
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transcription, транскрипция: [ faʊnt ]
( founts)
If you describe a person or thing as the fount of something, you are saying that they are an important source or supply of it. ( LITERARY )
To the young boy his father was the fount of all knowledge.
= source
N-COUNT : usu sing , N of n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006