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forestanding

forestanding is the present participle and gerund of forestand.

Adjective

forestanding (comparative more forestanding, superlative most forestanding)

  1. Standing out in the forefront; prominent.
    • Many existing textual models take for granted assumptions made by Ricœur who is one of the forestanding figures of a contemporary field referred to as hermeneutics (involved with a study of the theory and practice of texts).2003, Zachàr Alexander Laskewicz, Music as Episteme, Text, Sign & Tool: Comparative approaches to musicality as performance, chapter two: “The Musical Text”, § 2.10: ‘Conclusion: the importance of a...
    Synonyms:
    eminent, noteworthy

Synonyms of forestanding

Forms of forestanding

comparativemore forestanding
superlativemost forestanding

Origin of forestanding

From forestand + -ing.

From fore- + standing.

Questions about forestanding

What does forestanding mean?
Forestanding means standing out in the forefront; prominent.
What is forestanding the present participle and gerund of?
Forestanding is the present participle and gerund of forestand.
What part of speech is forestanding?
Forestanding is an adjective.

Words near forestanding in the dictionary

  1. forestalls
  2. forestalment
  3. forestalments
  4. forestals
  5. forestand
  6. forestanding
  7. forestart
  8. forestarts
  9. Forestas
  10. forestate
  11. forestated

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