'Forefront' definitions:

Definition of 'forefront'

(from WordNet)
noun
The part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: forefront, head]
noun
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, forefront, cutting edge]

Definition of 'Forefront'

From: GCIDE
  • Forefront \Fore"front`\, n. Foremost part or place. [1913 Webster]
  • Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. --2 Sam. xi. 15. [1913 Webster]
  • Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'forefront'

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