FOREMOST


Meaning of FOREMOST in English

adj. & adv.

adj. 1 the chief or most notable. 2 the most advanced in position; the front.

adv. before anything else in position; in the first place (first and foremost).

[ earlier formost, formest, superl. of OE forma first, assim. to FORE, MOST ]

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