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fore⋅most

  [fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr-]
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–adjective, adverb
first in place, order, rank, etc.: the foremost surgeons.
Origin:
bef. 1000; fore 1 + -most; r. ME, OE formest, equiv. to form(a) first, var. of fruma (cf. L prīmus) + -est -est

Synonyms:
primary, prime, chief, principal, paramount.
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fore·most   (fôr'mōst', fōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. First in time or place.

  2. Ahead of all others, especially in position or rank; paramount. See Synonyms at chief.

adv.  

  1. In the front or first position.

  2. So as to be most important.


[Alteration of Middle English formest, first, from Old English; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

foremost 
O.E. fyrmest "earliest, first, most prominent," from P.Gmc. *formo- (related to O.E. fruma "beginning"), superl. of the root of Eng. fore + additional superl. suffix -est. Cf. O.Fris. formest, Goth. frumists. Altered on the assumption that it is a compound of fore and most.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

foremost

see first and foremost.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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