"fountainhead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fountainheads [plural]
Etymology: From fountain + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fountain|head}} fountain + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} fountainhead (plural fountainheads)
  1. A spring that is the source of a river. Translations (a spring that is the source of a river): աղբերակ (aġberak) (Armenian), سەرچاوە (serçawe) (Central Kurdish), 源頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 源头 (yuántóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 水源 (shuǐyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), alkulähde (Finnish), Quelle [feminine] (German), βρυσομάνα (vrysomána) [feminine] (Greek), kútfő (Hungarian), mātāwai (Maori)
    Sense id: en-fountainhead-en-noun-RaVkp4ne Disambiguation of 'a spring that is the source of a river': 87 13
  2. An abundant source of knowledge, etc. Translations (an abundant source of knowledge, etc.): 本源 (běnyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), lähde (Finnish), Ursprung [masculine] (German), Quelle [feminine] (German), kútfő (Hungarian), kútforrás (Hungarian), sorgente [feminine] (Italian), fonte [feminine] (Italian), ard-phersoon [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-fountainhead-en-noun-6pHs22mI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'an abundant source of knowledge, etc.': 11 89

Inflected forms

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