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avant-garde

noun
/æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/UK/ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/US

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French avant-garde (“vanguard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward.

  1. derived from avant-garde — “vanguard”

Definitions

  1. The vanguard of an army or other force.

  2. Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the…

    Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

  3. Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

    • It was a very avant-garde production.
    • I fear she will pay a heavy price for the avant garde ideas she has been sold.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA