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Added 9 October 2026

font

/fɒnt/ noun

Latin root: fōns Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about font at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A specific size and style of type within a type family.
Bowl for baptismal water.

Origin

From Old English font, an early borrowing from Latin fōns, fontis (“fountain”).

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