Word of the Day for Tuesday 21st
October 2014
Foremost \FAWR-mohst, -muhst, FOHR-\
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Adjective,
adverb
1. First in place, order, rank, etc.: the foremost surgeons. |
Quotes
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Although
Higgins has never been to Syria, and until recently had no connection to the
country, he has become perhaps the foremost expert on the munitions used in the
war.
-- Patrick Radden Keefe, "Rocket Man," The New Yorker, Nov. 25, 2013 |
Origin
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Foremost has been in English since before 1000. It
replaced the Old English word formest, which is related to the
word first.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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