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Definition of foremost adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

foremost

adverb
 
/ˈfɔːməʊst/
 
/ˈfɔːrməʊst/
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  1. more than anything else
    • This memoir is, foremost, a declaration of the enduring power of love.
    • He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.
    Word OriginOld English formest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est. Compare with first and former. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most.
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