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avant-garde

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  1. 1) avant-garde (noun)
  2. 2) avant-garde (adjective)

1avant–garde

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
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Origin of AVANT-GARDE

French, vanguard
First Known Use: 1910

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