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fore⋅front

  [fawr-fruhnt, fohr-]
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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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME forfrount, forefrount. See fore-, front
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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