font
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[ font ]
/ fɒnt /
noun
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
a receptacle for holy water; stoup.
a productive source: The book is a font of useful tips for travelers.
the reservoir for oil in a lamp.
Archaic.
a fountain.
Origin of font
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before 1000; Middle English; Old English
font, fant < Latin
font- (stem of
fōns) baptismal font, spring, fountain
Words nearby font
fone,
fong,
fongafale,
fons et origo,
fonseca,
font,
font name,
fontainebleau,
fontainebleau school,
fontal,
fontana
Definition for font (2 of 2)
font
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[ font ]
/ fɒnt /
noun Printing.
a complete assortment of type of one style and size.
Also
British,
fount.
Origin of font
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1570–80; < Middle French
fonte < Vulgar Latin
*funditus a pouring, molding, casting, verbal noun from Latin
fundere to pour. See
found3
Example sentences from the Web for font
British Dictionary definitions for font (1 of 2)
font
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/ (fɒnt) /
noun
- a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
- a receptacle for holy water
the reservoir for oil in an oil lamp
archaic, or poetic
a fountain or well
Derived forms of font
fontal, adjectiveWord Origin for font
Old English, from Church Latin
fons, from Latin: fountain
British Dictionary definitions for font (2 of 2)
font
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/ (fɒnt) /
noun
printing
a complete set of type of one style and size
Also called: fount
Word Origin for font
C16: from Old French
fonte a founding, casting, from Vulgar Latin
funditus (unattested) a casting, from Latin
fundere to melt; see
found ³