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Dictionary: fore·front   (fôr'frŭnt', fōr'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. The foremost part or area.
  2. The position of most importance, prominence, or responsibility; the vanguard: in the forefront of the liberation movement. Also called foreground.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the part in the front or nearest the viewer
  Synonym: head

Meaning #2: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
  Synonyms: vanguard, cutting edge


Translations: Forefront
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - allerforreste linie, forkant

Nederlands (Dutch)
het voorste deel, front, de leiding

Français (French)
n. - à la pointe de, premier plan

Deutsch (German)
n. - vorderste Linie

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προφυλακή, πρώτη γραμμή (μάχης κ.λπ.), πρόσθιο τμήμα, πρόσοψη

Italiano (Italian)
facciata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vanguarda (f)

Русский (Russian)
передняя часть, впереди, центр деятельности, в авангарде

Español (Spanish)
n. - vanguardia, primera fila, primer plano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - främsta led

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
最前部, 最前线

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 最前部, 最前線

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 맨 앞, 최전선, 활동의 중심

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 最前部, まっ先, 先頭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) القائمه الأماميه للحيوان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חזית קדמית, עמדה מובילה, קו קדמי, חלק קדמי‬


 
 
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