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1. Ranking above all others
   "the foremost figure among marine artists"
   - first, world-class, world-beating
    
2. Preceding all others in spatial position
   "the foremost compartment of the ship"
   - frontmost
    
3. Situated closest to the bow
   "the foremost compartment of the ship"

1. Prominently forward
   "he put his best foot foremost"
   - first
    
2. Before anything else
   "foremost we must consider the garter snake"
   - first, firstly, first of all, first off

See also: best, fore, front

Encyclopedia: Foremost, Alberta