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The front of the fore — because 'front' alone wasn't emphatic enough.
means The leading or most prominent position — the place at the very front where the action and attention are.
from A straightforward 15th-century stacking job: 'fore-' (before, in front) piled onto 'front' (itself from Latin frons, the forehead or face of something) to make a word that means, redundantly and emphatically, the very-front-front. English does this a lot when it wants to underline a point — same instinct behind 'forefather' or 'foremost.'
- literal sense
- the foremost or leading position
- usage tell
- almost always follows at the
- favorite habitat
- corporate mission statements and tech pitches
- etymology
- fore plus front, doubling down on ahead