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fount vs type

type vs fount

fount and type both are nouns.

fount is not a verb while type is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fount Yes No No No
type Yes No Yes No
As nouns, type is a hypernym of fount; that is, type is a word with a broader meaning than fount:
  • fount: a specific size and style of type within a type family
  • type: printed characters
fount (noun) type (noun)
a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
a specific size and style of type within a type family a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
fount (verb) type (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types
Difference between fount and type

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