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noun
1.
the foremost part or place.
2.
the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the extreme front |
| 2. | the position of most prominence, responsibility, or action |
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Forefront
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
forefront
c.1470, a Gmc.-L. hybrid, from fore + front. Originally of buildings; the main modern sense is from military meaning "front rank of an army" (1513).
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Example sentences
Gross was in the forefront of the drive for equal rights and improved working conditions for workers.
But to be on the forefront these days you need a lighthouse or windmill, a barn or a campanile.
And with volcanoes punctuating their island moonscape, they are at the forefront of geothermal science.
Education is not only responding to the trend, it's at the forefront.
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