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a
: a receptacle for baptismal water
b
: a receptacle for holy water
c
: a receptacle for various liquids
: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size
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Noun (1)
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
For some, the shift is as subtle as a font change and some new merchandise.
—Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Most of the cards feature gothic-style fonts, limited colors like black and red, and some were even sent by reverends or churches.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Tesla also recalled over 2 million vehicles in February due to a potential hazard with safety warning signals appearing in a smaller font size.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Walmart’s logo now uses a chunkier font compared to its previous iteration, with the new font being inspired from a typeface the chain used from the 1980s through the early 2000s.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
For some, the shift is as subtle as a font change and some new merchandise.
—Sarah Wood González, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Most of the cards feature gothic-style fonts, limited colors like black and red, and some were even sent by reverends or churches.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Tesla also recalled over 2 million vehicles in February due to a potential hazard with safety warning signals appearing in a smaller font size.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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font
1 of 2 noun1
: a basin for baptismal or holy water
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font
2 of 2 noun
: an assortment of type or characters all of one size and style
Etymology
Noun
Old English font "basin for holy water," derived from Latin font-, fons "fountain, spring" — related to fountain
Noun
from early French fonte "act of casting metal," derived from Latin fundere "to pour melted metal into a mold" — related to found entry 3, founder entry 2
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