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[ uh -vahnt-gahrd , uh -vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; French a -vahn -ga r d ] SHOW IPA
/ əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt-; French a vɑ̃ˈgard / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
adjective of or relating to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material.
belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer.
unorthodox or daring; radical.
Origin of avant-garde 1475–85; in sense “vanguard”; <French: literally, fore-guard. See vanguard
OTHER WORDS FROM avant-garde a·vant-gard·ist, noun Words nearby avant-garde Valediction Forbidding Mourning, A, Avalokitesvara, Avalon, Avalon Peninsula, avant-, avant-garde , avant-gardism, Avanti, avantist, Avapro, Avar
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British Dictionary definitions for avant-garde / (ˌævɒŋˈɡɑːd , French avɑ̃ɡard ) /
noun those artists, writers, musicians, etc, whose techniques and ideas are markedly experimental or in advance of those generally accepted
adjective of such artists, etc, their ideas, or techniques
radical; daring
Derived forms of avant-garde avant-gardism , noun avant-gardist , noun Word Origin for avant-garde from French: vanguard
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