🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

주요한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ju-yo-han

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Foremost/ˈfɔːr.most/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 자신의 분야에서 주요한 전문가입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Being the most important or prominent.

    "She is the foremost expert in her field."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In the first position or place.

    "He placed his concerns foremost in the discussion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'foremost' originates from the Old English 'foran' meaning 'before' and 'most', which is a superlative form of 'many'. It has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its meaning of being at the front or highest in importance since the 14th century.

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