font /fɒnt $ fɑːnt/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: fonte, from Latin fundere 'to pour']
[Sense 2: Date: 900-1000; Language: Late Latin; Origin: fons, from Latin; ⇒ fount]

1. technical a set of letters of a particular size and style, used for printing books, newspapers etc or on a computer screen

2. a large stone container in a church, that holds the water used for the ceremony of baptism

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