"foremost" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-foremost.ogg [US] Forms: foremost [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: fore- + most Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|fore|most}} fore- + most Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The foremost person or thing is the one at the front, the most important, or the best.
    Sense id: simple-foremost-en-adj-bVjWfnTi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with fore-
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