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forefront - 3 dictionary results

fore⋅front

[fawr-fruhnt, fohr-]
–noun
1. the foremost part or place.
2. the position of greatest importance or prominence: in the forefront of today's writers.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front
fore·front   (fôr'frŭnt', fōr'-)   
n.  
  1. The foremost part or area.
  2. The position of most importance, prominence, or responsibility; the vanguard: in the forefront of the liberation movement. Also called foreground.

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).
Language Translation for : forefront
Spanish: vanguardia, estar en la vanguardia,
German: die Spitze,
Japanese: 最前線で
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