fountainhead
/ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd/
noun
- The original source or origin of something, especially an idea, quality, or supply.
- The ancient library was considered the fountainhead of all knowledge in the region.
- Her grandmother's stories were the fountainhead of her love for history.
- The river's fountainhead is a small spring high in the mountains.
- A spring or source of water from which a stream flows.
- Hikers finally reached the fountainhead of the creek after a long trek.
- Geologists traced the river back to its fountainhead in the rocky hills.
- The village was built near the fountainhead of a clear, cold spring.
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