the avant-gardenoun [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːd/us/ˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈɡɑːrd/the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live, or the work of these artists:
New York is the international capital of the musical avant-garde.
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