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fontal
font·al
/
ˈfɒn
tl
/
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fon
-tl
]
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adjective
1.
pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
2.
pertaining to or being the source of something:
fontal concepts.
3.
of or pertaining to a font, as of baptism.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Medieval Latin
fontālis.
See
font
1
,
-al
1
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font
1
(fɒnt)
—
n
1.
a. a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
b. a receptacle for holy water
2.
the reservoir for oil in an oil lamp
3.
archaic
,
poetic
or
a fountain or well
[Old English, from Church Latin
fons
, from Latin: fountain]
'fontal
1
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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