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foremost

[ fawr-mohst, -muhst, fohr- ]

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adjective

first in place, order, rank, etc.:
the foremost surgeons.
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foremost

/ ˈ��ɔːˌ��əʊ�� /

adjective

first in time, place, rank, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foremost¹

before 1000; fore ¹ + -most; replacing Middle English, Old English formest, equivalent to form ( a ) first, variant of fruma (compare Latin ��ī��ܲ� ) + -est -est ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of foremost¹

Old English formest , from forma first; related to Old Saxon formo first, Old High German fruma advantage

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Idioms and Phrases

see first and foremost .

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First and foremost, the way that it was handled in the script felt right to me.

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"First and foremost, US authorities are not doing enough," says Mr Le Cour.

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The application of the law on the ground, in "real life", was clearly foremost in the minds of the judges.

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This is damaging in many ways, first and foremost because citizens are deprived of opportunities to see the results of ideas played out and to examine the possible outcomes of authoritarianism, isolationism, nationalism or chauvinism.

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He added that it became "first and foremost a safety situation".

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