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Webster 1913 Edition


avant-guard

a-vant′-guardˊ

(ȧ-vänt′-gärdˊ; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
avant
before + E.
guard
, F.
avant-garde
. See
Avaunt
.]
1.
The van or advanced body of an army. See
Vanguard
.

Definition 2024


avant-guard

avant-guard

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avant-guard (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The vanguard or advanced body of an army.
  2. New and (usually) experimental
    an avant-guard music or film.

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