vanguard
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.van·guard
noun \ˈvan-ˌgärd also ˈvaŋ-\Definition of VANGUARD
1
: the troops moving at the head of an army
2
: the forefront of an action or movement
— van·guard·ism \-ˌgär-ˌdi-zəm\ noun
— van·guard·ist \-dist\ noun
See Examples of VANGUARD
- <a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting>
- <talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement>
Origin of VANGUARD
Middle English vauntgard, from Anglo-French vantgarde, avantgarde, from avant- fore- (from avant before, from Late Latin abante) + garde guard — more at advance
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to VANGUARD
- Synonyms
- cutting edge, van, avant–garde
Rhymes with VANGUARD
Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card
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