Meaning of the word fountainhead in English

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fountainhead

US /ˈfaʊn.tən.hed/
UK /ˈfaʊn.tən.hed/

Noun

1.

a thing, person, or place where something comes from or begins, or that is the cause of something:

Example:
The weekly journal National Review is recognized as the intellectual fountainhead of modern conservatism.
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