From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing, Christianity, Computersldoce_117_cfontfont /fɒnt $ fɑːnt/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [countable]1technicalTCN a set of letters of a particular size and style, used for printingbooks, newspapers etc or on a computerscreen2RRCa large stonecontainer in a church, that holds the water used for the ceremony of baptismExamples from the Corpusfont• Athelstan waitednear the baptismal font.• However, by changing the defaultfonts themselves, you can combine fonts and create a number of effects.• Once again, however, this really only works if both systems use the same fontsuitcases.• Say font 3 is enlargedcharacters and font 4 is italics.• Two dozen screen fonts are also supplied.• Just remember to return the font to normal at the point where you want the other font to stop.• This book shows that he was the font of those beliefs.• This switches back to font 1. 5.From Longman Business Dictionaryfontfont /fɒntfɑːnt/ noun [countable]a set of printed letters of a particular design, used to refer to letters in a magazine, book etcChoose the font style from the list in the dialog box.Originfont1. (1500-1600)Frenchfonte, from Latinfundere"to pour"2. (900-1000)Late Latinfons, from Latin; → FOUNT