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The Fountainhead: Uncovering the Source of Ideas and Movements

A fountainhead is the source or origin of a stream, river, or other body of water. It is the point where the water emerges from the ground and begins to flow. The term can also be used metaphorically to refer to the source or origin of an idea, movement, or other phenomenon.

For example, one might say that a particular philosophy or artistic movement has its fountainhead in a specific person or place, meaning that it originated from that source and spread outward from there.

The word "fountainhead" is derived from the Old English words "foun" (meaning "spring" or "source") and "heafod" (meaning "head" or "chief"), and it has been used in English since the 14th century to refer to the source of a river or other body of water. Over time, the term has taken on broader metaphorical meanings as well.

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