noun

font

font, typeface, baptismal font

Please use a clear font for the document.

Please use a clear font for the document.

The baby was baptised at the church font.

The baby was baptized at the church font.

a ((font)) for (sth.) a style of lettering for something. Please use a clear font for the document.

Synonyms: typeface, script

The typography sense is from Old French 'fonte' (a casting), from 'fondre' (to melt). The religious sense is from Latin 'fons' (spring, fountain). They have different origins.

Imagine a 'fountain' of letters for the typography meaning, and a 'fountain' of holy water for the religious one.

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