Synonyms
avant-garde, beginning, firing line, front, lead, prominence, van, vanguard, center, cutting edge, focus, fore
forefront - 4 dictionary results
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Language Translation for : forefront
| Spanish: | vanguardia, estar en la vanguardia, | German: | die Spitze, | Japanese: | 最前線で |
fore·front
 (fôr'frŭnt', fōr'-) Pronunciation Key
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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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| forefront | |
noun | |
| 1. | the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" |
| 2. | the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy" [syn: vanguard] |
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