forefront

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈfɔɹfɹʌnt/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/
• (rhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /fo(ː)ɹfɹʌnt/
• (nonrhotic, horse-hoarse) IPA: /foəfɹʌnt/

Noun

forefront (plural forefronts)

1. The leading position or edge.

   That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.

Translations

• French: avant-garde, premier plan
• German: Vordergrund
• Italian: primo piano
• Portuguese: primeiro plano
• Russian: пере́дний край
• Spanish: vanguardia, primer plano

Verb

forefront (forefronts, present participle forefronting; past and past participle forefronted)

1. (transitive) To bring to the forefront; to emphasize, or focus on.

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