fountain

Pronunciation: [ˈfaʊn.tn̩]

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
  2. noun a natural flow of ground water
  3. noun an artificially produced flow of water

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?]; from Old French fontaine (whence modern fontaine); from Late Latin fontana, from Latin fontanus, fontaneus, adjectives from fons (“source, spring”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
structure
Narrower (hyponyms)
drinking fountain

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