avant-garde
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noun \ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd, ˌa-; ə-ˈvänt-ˌ; ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈ, ˌa-ˌvȯn(t)-ˈ\Definition of AVANT-GARDE
: an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts
— avant–gard·ism \-ˈgär-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
— avant–gard·ist \-ˈgär-dist\ noun
See Origin of AVANT-GARDE
French, vanguard
First Known Use: 1910
Related to AVANT-GARDE
- Synonyms
- cutting edge, van, vanguard
2avant–garde
adjectiveDefinition of AVANT-GARDE
: of or relating to an avant-garde <avant–garde writers>
First Known Use of AVANT-GARDE
1925
Related to AVANT-GARDE
- Synonyms
- advanced, avant-garde, cutting-edge, progressive, state-of-the-art
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