Fountainhead
[foun-tn-hed] /ˈfaʊn tnˌhɛd/
noun
1.
a or spring from which a stream flows; the or source of a stream.
2.
a chief source of anything:
a fountainhead of information.
/ˈfaʊntɪnˌhɛd/
noun
1.
a spring that is the source of a stream
2.
a principal or original source
n.
“spring from which a stream flows,” 1580s, from fountain + head (n.). Figurative use is from c.1600.
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