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  1. 1. n. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. the part of a scene that is near the viewer Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. (computer science) a window for an active application Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent Source: wordnet
  5. 5. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6. Source: webster
  6. 6. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture,or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest tothe spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work ofart itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6. Source: adambom
  7. 7. v:9/n:91 n. the part of a scene that is near the viewer n. (computer science) a window for an active application v. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent Source: ecdict

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