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PRONUNCIATION OF FONS ET ORIGO

fons et origo  [fɒnz ɛt ˈɒrɪɡəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FONS ET ORIGO

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fons et origo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FONS ET ORIGO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fons et origo

Fons et origo is a Latin term meaning "source and origin". Typical usage of the term describes Athens as the fons et origo of democracy, or Italy as the fons et origo of classical music. Lancelot Ware, the founder of Mensa, was awarded the honorary title Fons et Origo by the society in 1987.

Definition of fons et origo in the English dictionary

The definition of fons et origo in the dictionary is the source and origin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FONS ET ORIGO


caligo
kəˈlaɪɡəʊ
chigoe
ˈtʃɪɡəʊ
dago
ˈdeɪɡəʊ
GIGO
ˈɡaɪɡəʊ
grego
ˈɡreɪɡəʊ
imago
ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ
impetigo
ˌɪmpɪˈtaɪɡəʊ
intertrigo
ˌɪntəˈtraɪɡəʊ
lentigo
lɛnˈtaɪɡəʊ
loligo
ləʊˈlaɪɡəʊ
lumbago
lʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ
pichiciago
ˌpɪtʃɪsɪˈeɪɡəʊ
plumbago
plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ
prurigo
prʊəˈraɪɡəʊ
sago
ˈseɪɡəʊ
Sligo
ˈslaɪɡəʊ
solidago
ˌsɒlɪˈdeɪɡəʊ
Tobago
təˈbeɪɡəʊ
vitiligo
ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ
Winnebago
ˌwɪnɪˈbeɪɡəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FONS ET ORIGO

fondant
fondant icing
fondle
fondler
fondlingly
fondly
fondness
fondu
fondue
fondue Bourguignonne
FONE
fonly
Fonseca
font
Fontainebleau
fontal
Fontane
fontanel
fontanelle
fontange

WORDS THAT END LIKE FONS ET ORIGO

adjigo
amigo
Bendigo
indigo
jerepigo
latigo
mendigo
porrigo
Rodrigo
serpigo
tentigo
vertigo
Vigo
wendigo
wild indigo
windigo

Synonyms and antonyms of fons et origo in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fons et origo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FONS ET ORIGO

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Translator English - Chinese

FONS等ORIGO
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fons et Origo
570 millions of speakers

English

fons et origo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Fons एट ORIGO
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

فونز آخرون origo
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Fons др Origo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fons et origo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফন এবং উত্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fons et origo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fons et origo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fons et origo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォンスらorigo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fons 등 origo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fons et origo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Fons et Origo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிற்பகுதியும், மூலமும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोंस आणि मूळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fons et origo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fons et Origo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fons et Origo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Fons ін Origo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fons et Origo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fons et origo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fons et Origo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fons et origo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fons et Origo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fons et origo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FONS ET ORIGO»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FONS ET ORIGO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fons et origo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FONS ET ORIGO»

Discover the use of fons et origo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fons et origo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pharmaceutical Journal;: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy and ...
Fons et Origo.' I do not and will not stock the articles in question. Against men of the school of " Fons et Origo " and myself it is urged that " medical men prescribe these things, to which I reply that no member of the medical or of any other ...
2
The Future of an Illusion
Included in this volume is Oskar Pfister's critical engagement with Freud's views on religion. Pfister, a Swiss pastor and lay analyst, defends mature religion from Freud's "scientism.
Sigmund Freud, Todd Dufresne, 2012
3
Beneventanum Troporum Corpus: Kyrie: Essays and Commentary
The verses, varying only slightly in wording from the version of Urb 602 given later as typical text, are ordered as follows: [1] Cunctipotens genitor [32] Saluifica pietas [23] Fons et origo [4] Christe dei splendor . . . sophie [5] Plasmatis humani  ...
John Boe, Alejandro Planchart, 1989
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Ordines Coronationis Franciae: Texts and Ordines for the ...
Omnipotens eterne (sempiterne) Deus, fons et origo totius bonitatis: XГУ,10; XVI, 51; XIX,48; XXI,61; XXШ,89. Omnipotens Pater et genitus sanctus: XV,61. Omnipotens sempiteme Deus, affluentem spiritum tuae benedictionis super famulam ...
Richard A. Jackson, 2000
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The Classical Review
Under the word fons we fully expected to find an account of the expression fons et origo, which looks like the major portion of the second half of a pentameter, say fons et origo mali. But of this phrase the Thesaurus furnishes not a word ; it does  ...
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Images and Symbols: Studies in Religious Symbolism
The Waters symbolise the entire universe of the virtual; they are the fons et origo, the reservoir of all the potentialities of existence; they precede every form and sustain every creation. The exemplary image of the whole creation is the Island ...
Mircea Eliade, 1961
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From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words ...
A dish in which small pieces of food are cooked, usually at table, by being dipped into a hot sauce or a hot cooking medium such as oil or broth. fons et origo /,fonz at 'orIgoo/, /,fonz at o'rAIgoU/ noun phrase E19 Latin. The source and origin of ...
Andrew Delahunty, 2008
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Notes on the Composition of Scientific Papers
Other scraps of Latin such as ' fons et origo ' are often used grotesquely if not erroneously : e.g. ' the fons et origo was a tape- worm ' ; or ' this site of infection was the fons et origo of the illness ' — the site may have been a fons, but scarcely  ...
Thomas Clifford Allbutt, 1905
9
The Dore Lectures on Mental Science
Now it is this original feeling that we need to enter into, because it is the fons et origo of the whole chain of causation which subsequently follows. What then can this original feeling of the Spirit be? Since the Spirit is Life-in-itself, its feeling can  ...
Thomas Troward, 2008
10
500 Foreign Words and Phrases You Should Know to Sound ...
fons et origo (Latin) (FONZ et OR-ee-go) (phrase) Literally, “the font and origin.” The originating point of something. He regards himself as the FONS ET ORIGO of all information about Shakespeare, even though he's never actually seen any of ...
Peter Archer, Linda Archer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FONS ET ORIGO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fons et origo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Capturing the dynamics of migration and social development
It labours to find the fons et origo of black wretchedness, while pointing a finger at Europe's colonisation and its accompanying religiosity. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
2
Will Self takes afternoon tea at the Savoy
I felt pretty dirty myself, striding across the foyer in my scuzzy blue jeans and descending to the famed Thames Foyer, the fons et origo of that ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Una Russell
On graduation, like a number of Irish organists before her, she moved to Belgium, a fons et origo of European organ culture, for further study at ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
4
Preserving the beautiful stream
... of a stream to describe truth, true doctrine, flowing from Christ, its source and origin (fons et origo), through the apostles and their successors. «The Catholic Register, Jun 15»
5
Frank Auerbach: frightened of heights, dogs, driving, swimming …
That raw experience, the fons et origo of his practice, is deftly presented here, and the art duly illuminated. Available from the Spectator ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Exhibition review: Defining Beauty at the British Museum
In setting up these mighty forms as the fons et origo of this exhibition's narrative, the British Museum makes a cogent political point in support of ... «Country Life, May 15»
7
The Gaslighting of America: No, Police Shootings Are Not Way Up
The MSM would have you believe that's true. And by “MSM” I mean, of course, the fons et origo of leftist memes, the New York Times, which ... «PJ Media, May 15»
8
'I lived in awe of Ronald Stevenson'
... in both poetry and Mahler and Ronald's masterly transcription of the Adagio from the 10th Symphony is dedicated to her (in 'fons et origo'). «Slipped Disc, Mar 15»
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Medieval Latin dictionary project bears fruit after a century of toil
He was the 'fons et origo,' which means 'the fountain and the origin.' He was the very beginning," said Powell in reference to Latham's stubborn ... «Mainichi Daily News, Feb 15»
10
Angela Brazil: dorm feasts and red-hot pashes
They were, rather, the fons et origo from which later writers, including Blyton and Brent-Dyer, had drawn heavily for their own mid-century yarns ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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