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avant-garde

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Main Entry:
1avant–garde 
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Pronunciation:
\ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd, ˌa-; ə-ˈvänt-ˌ; ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈ, ˌa-ˌvn(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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