Part of speech: Noun
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Example: he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column
Categories: Front, Front end, Forepart
Cutting edge, Vanguard, Head, Forefront
The word "forefront" comes from Middle English forefrount.
fore – A related word in the same word family.
front – A related word in the same word family.
Middle English had more flexible word order than Modern English because it retained more inflections.