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   foreground

   /ˈfɔːɡraʊnd/

   noun

   • 1. the part of a view that is nearest to the observer, especially in a picture or photograph: "the intricate garden depicted in the foreground" Similar frontforeforefrontforepartforemost partnearest partclosest part
   • ▪ the most prominent or important position or situation: "issues which have occupied the political foreground in recent years" Similar forefrontvanguardvanspearheadheadleadforefrontfront linecutting edgeforemost positionleading positionposition of prominence

   verb

   • 1. make (something) the most prominent or important feature: "sexual relationships are foregrounded and idealized"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from fore- + ground1, on the pattern of Dutch voorgrond.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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