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FOREFRONT

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Dictionary entry overview: What does forefront mean?

• FOREFRONT (noun)
The noun FOREFRONT has 2 senses:

1. the part in the front or nearest the viewer
2. the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

Familiarity information: FOREFRONT used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FOREFRONT (noun)

Sense 1

forefront ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The part in the front or nearest the viewer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

forefront; head

Context examples:

he was in the forefront / he was at the head of the column

Hypernyms ("forefront" is a kind of...):

forepart; front; front end (the side that is forward or prominent)

Sense 2

forefront ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

cutting edge; forefront; vanguard

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms ("forefront" is a kind of...):

perspective; position; view (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.)

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