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foremost definition

fore·most (fôr′mōst′; also, -məst)

adjective

  1. first in place or time
  2. first in rank or importance; leading

Etymology: ME foremeste < OE formest (akin to OFris formest, Goth frumists), superl. of OE forma, itself a superl. of fore (see fore); later understood and spelled as fore + most

adverb

before all else; first

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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