Forefront

Noun

 * 1) The leading position or edge; the most advanced or newest thing.
 * That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
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Translations

 * Catalan: avantguarda
 * Finnish:


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