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fore·most (fôr′mōst′; also, -məst)
adjective
- first in place or time
- 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
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