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foremost
What does foremost mean?
foremost (adjective): ranking above all others.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use foremost in a sentence?
- The foremost figure among marine artists. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce foremost?
/ˈfɔɹˌmoʊst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does foremost come from?
From Old English formest, fyrmest (“earliest, first, most prominent”), from Proto-Germanic *frumistaz.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “foremost” mean?
ranking above all others
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capable of being changed
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having a specified value
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intended to deter attack
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