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avant-garde

2 entries found.
  1. 1avant–garde (noun)
  2. 2avant–garde (adjective)

Main Entry:
1avant–garde Listen to the pronunciation of 1avant–garde
Pronunciation:
\ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd, ˌa-; ə-ˈvänt-ˌ; ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈ, ˌa-ˌvȯn(t)-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, vanguard
Date:
1910
: an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts
— avant–gard·ism Listen to the pronunciation of avant–gardism \-ˈgär-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
— avant–gard·ist Listen to the pronunciation of avant–gardist \-ˈgär-dist\ noun
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