fountain pen

foun·tain pen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foun-tn pen]
- /ˈfaʊn tn pɛn/
- /ˈfaʊn.tɪn pen/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foun-tn pen]
- /ˈfaʊn tn pɛn/

Definitions of fountain pen words

noun fountain pen a pen with a refillable reservoir that provides a continuous supply of usually fluid ink to its point. 1
noun fountain pen refillable ink pen 1
countable noun fountain pen A fountain pen is a pen which uses ink that you have drawn up inside it from a bottle. 0
noun fountain pen a pen the nib of which is supplied with ink from a cartridge or a reservoir in its barrel 0
noun fountain pen a pen in which a nib at the end is fed ink from a supply in a reservoir or cartridge 0
noun fountain pen A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically. 0

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Origin of fountain pen

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Fountain pen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fountain pen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fountain pen usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fountain pen

noun fountain pen

stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.

Just one Synonym for fountain pen