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Synonyms for fountainhead


Grammar : Noun
Spell : foun-tn-hed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaʊn tnˌhɛd

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Définition of fountainhead

Origin :
  • "spring from which a stream flows," 1580s, from fountain + head (n.). Figurative use is from c.1600.
  • noun principal source; person who originates
Example sentences :
  • Wasting no more words, I marched off to the fountainhead for information.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Such publications became the fountainhead of Colonial design.
  • Extract from : « The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia » by Frank Cousins
  • Such knowledge he acquired at the fountainhead—that is, from himself.
  • Extract from : « The Letters Of Mark Twain, Volume 1, 1853-1866 » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Your veins run with fiery evil direct from its fountainhead.
  • Extract from : « Under the Witches' Moon » by Nathan Gallizier
  • French Gothic churches are a fountainhead, and should rank first.
  • Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • Your Spanish royalty is the keystone, the fountainhead, of Spanish society, is it not?
  • Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey
  • But to find the supreme example of Bahai tagiya we have to go to the fountainhead.
  • Extract from : « Bahaism and Its Claims » by Samuel Graham Wilson
  • Wagner is the fountainhead of the new school, let them mock his romanticism as they may.
  • Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
  • Tell me the real truth, as you have it from the fountainhead.
  • Extract from : « Mansfield Park » by Jane Austen
  • It redirects our attention to the great source and fountainhead of human life.
  • Extract from : « The Pivot of Civilization » by Margaret Sanger
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