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foreground definition

fore·ground (fôr′gro̵und′)

noun

  1. the part of a scene, landscape, etc. nearest, or represented in perspective as nearest, to the viewer
  2. the most noticeable or conspicuous position

transitive verb

to bring to or place in the foreground; emphasize; highlight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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