[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

forefront \fore"front`\, n.
   foremost part or place.
   1913 webster

         set ye uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.
                                                  --2 sam. xi.
                                                  15.
   1913 webster

         socrates, plato, aristotle, standing in the forefront
         for all time, the masters of those who know. --j. c.
                                                  shairp.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

forefront
     n 1: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the
          forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" syn: head
     2: the position of greatest advancement; the leading position
        in any movement or field syn: vanguard, cutting edge
see also:
head vanguard cutting edge 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

58 moby thesaurus words for "forefront":
   advance guard, airhead, anteriority, avant-garde, battle line,
   beachhead, bold front, brave face, brave front, bridgehead,
   display, facade, face, facet, facia, farthest outpost, first line,
   fore, foreground, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter,
   foreside, foreword, front, front elevation, front line, front man,
   front matter, front page, front rank, front view, front-runner,
   frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, lap,
   line, obverse, outguard, outpost, pioneer, point, precursor,
   preface, prefix, priority, proscenium, railhead, scout, spearhead,
   van, vanguard, window dressing

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