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fountainhead::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | well, wellspring |
| Type of | source |
Examples of fountainhead
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Fountainhead will be open for launches and shore anglers until the end of November.
From the washingtontimes.com
Sankaradeva was the fountainhead of the Ankiya naat, a form of one-act play.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In death Taseer has been deified as the fountainhead of liberal Pakistan.
From the guardian.co.uk
Homer is the fountainhead of so much in Greek culture, and that includes literary doctors.
From the guardian.co.uk
Thus he presented himself as the fountainhead of the Empire and Roman life and religion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Unlike Esperanto, Klingon is a fountainhead of cultural inspiration.
From the economist.com
A century ago Europe was the fountainhead of all classical music.
From the economist.com
Arms sales are another fountainhead for allegations of hypocrisy.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was the fountainhead of all religious and philosophical thought pertaining to the Lingayata.
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- Well: an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
- The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
- Fountainhead in Jackson, Mississippi, also known as J. Willis Hughes House, is a Usonian house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was built in 1950 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
- The Fountainhead is a bestselling 1943 novel by Ayn Rand. It was Rand's first major literary success and its royalties and movie rights brought her fame and financial security. More than 5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide and the work has been translated into several languages.
- The Fountainhead is the name Irish rock band from the 1980s. The band name refers to the novel of the same name by Ayn Rand. Their album titled Voice of Reason is named after the publication with works of Rand, which appeared posthumously.
- The Fountainhead is a 1949 American drama film based on the best-seller book of the same name by Ayn Rand. The movie stars Gary Cooper as Howard Roark, Patricia Neal as Dominique Francon, Raymond Massey as Gail Wynand, Robert Douglas as Ellsworth Toohey and Kent Smith as Peter Keating. ...
- A spring that is the source of a river; an abundant source of knowledge, etc
- The upper end of a confined-aquifer conduit, where it intersects the land surface.
- The original source of something, such as a river. Here, it means that the independent reasoning mind is the original source of all human progress and prosperity.
