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| font [ font ] (plural fonts) |
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1. receptacle for baptismal water: a large container in a Christian church that holds the water sprinkled in baptisms
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2. receptacle for holy water: a container for holy water, usually found at the entrance to a Roman Catholic church
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3. abundant source of something: somebody or something seen as a source or inexhaustible supply of something
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4. fountain: a fountain, spring, or well
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| [Pre-12th century. < Latin font-, stem of fons "spring"] |
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  font·al adjective |
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