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fronting

front
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fruhnt]
    • /frʌnt/
    • /ˈfrʌn.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fruhnt]
    • /frʌnt/

Definitions of fronting word

  • noun fronting the foremost part or surface of anything. 1
  • noun fronting the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket. 1
  • noun fronting the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward: He sat in the front of the restaurant. 1
  • noun fronting any side or face, as of a building. 1
  • noun fronting a façade, considered with respect to its architectural treatment or material: a cast-iron front. 1
  • noun fronting a property line along a street or the like: a fifty-foot front. 1

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Origin of fronting

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English frount, front < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin front- (stem of frōns) forehead, brow, front

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Fronting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fronting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fronting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fronting

preposition fronting

  • in relation to — an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.
  • over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
  • facing — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • contra — against

adjective fronting

  • unsimilar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
  • pointing — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
  • violative — involving violation.
  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.

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