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fountainhead vs origin

origin vs fountainhead

fountainhead and origin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fountainhead Yes No No No
origin Yes No No No
As nouns, origin is a hypernym of fountainhead; that is, origin is a word with a broader meaning than fountainhead:
  • fountainhead: the source of water from which a stream arises
  • origin: the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Other hypernyms of fountainhead include beginning, root, rootage, source.
fountainhead (noun) origin (noun)
an abundant source properties attributable to your ancestry
the source of water from which a stream arises the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
the hereditary derivation of an individual
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived
Difference between fountainhead and origin

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