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Definition of Foremost
1. Adjective. Ranking above all others. "The top graduate"
2. Adverb. Prominently forward. "He put his best foot foremost"
3. Adjective. Preceding all others in spatial position. "The foremost compartment of the ship"
4. Adverb. Before anything else. "First we must consider the garter snake"
5. Adjective. Situated closest to the bow. "The foremost compartment of the ship"
Definition of Foremost
1. a. First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.
Definition of Foremost
1. Adjective. first, either in time or in space ¹
2. Adjective. of a higher rank or position; paramount ¹
3. Adjective. (nautical) closest to the bow ¹
4. Adverb. in front ¹
5. Adverb. prominently forward ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foremost
1. first in position [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foremost
Literary usage of Foremost
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Among local or provincial faunas acceleration was considered to be one of the
foremost means of differentiating species. Thus, the Fusidic of the Paris ..."