"fontaine de jouvence" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \fɔ̃.tɛn də ʒu.vɑ̃s\
  1. Fontaine réputée rendre immortel et perpétuellement jeune celui qui s’y lave ou boit de son eau.
    Sense id: fr-fontaine_de_jouvence-fr-noun-HTayv6G2 Categories (other): Exemples en français, Lexique en français de la mythologie Topics: mythology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: Jungbrunnen [masculine] (Allemand), fountain of youth (Anglais), fonte della giovinezza [feminine] (Italien)
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    "Composé de fontaine et de jouvence"
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  "word": "fontaine de jouvence"
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      "word": "Jungbrunnen"
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