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a) The vanguard or advanced body of an army.b) New and (usually) experimental; as, avant-guard music or film.See Also: avant-garde
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avant-guard — a*vant guard ([.a]*v[aum]nt g[aum]rd ; 277), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant garde. See {Avaunt}.] 1. The van or advanced body of an army. See {Vanguard}. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {avant garde}, n.. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avant-Guard — The first division in a 14th century army, also known as the ‘vanguard’. The rear guard was known as the arriиre guard … Medieval glossary
avant-guard — n. Van, advanced guard, vanguard … New dictionary of synonyms
avant-guard — … Useful english dictionary
avant-garde — (also avant garde, avantgarde); French, lit. advance guard (see AVANT (Cf. avant) + GUARD (Cf. guard) (n.)). Used in English 15c. 18c. in a literal, military sense; borrowed again 1910 as an artistic term for pioneers or innovators of a… … Etymology dictionary
Avant — A*vant , n. [For avant guard. Cf. {Avaunt}, {Van}.] The front of an army. [Obs.] See {Van}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avant-garde — (pronounced|avɑ̃gaʁd in French) means advance guard or vanguard. Cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=avant garde|title=Avant garde definitions|accessdate=2007 03 14|publisher=Lexico Publishing Group, LLC|work=Dictionary.com] The … Wikipedia
avant-garde — a*vant garde ([.a]*v[aum]nt g[aum]rd ), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant garde. See {Avaunt}.] The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avant-garde — avant gardist, n. /euh vahnt gahrd , euh vant , av ahnt , ah vahnt /; Fr. /ann vahonn gannrddd /, n. 1. the advance group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and… … Universalium
avant-garde — [ə vänt΄gärd′, ä΄vänt΄gärd′, a΄vänt΄gärd′; ] Fr [ ȧ vän gȧrd′] n. [Fr, lit., advance guard] the leaders in new or unconventional movements, esp. in the arts; vanguard adj. of such movements, ideas, etc. avant gardism n. avant gardist n … English World dictionary
