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Avant-garde
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·vant-garde 
[uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; Fr. a-vahn-gard] Pronunciation Key
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[uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; Fr. a-vahn-gard] Pronunciation Key –noun
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| 1. | the advance group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the experimental treatment of artistic, musical, or literary material. |
| 3. | belonging to the avant-garde: an avant-garde composer. |
| 4. | unorthodox or daring; radical. |
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a·vant-gard·ist, noun
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| a·vant-garde
(ä'vänt-gärd', āv'änt-) Pronunciation Key
n. A group active in the invention and application of new techniques in a given field, especially in the arts. adj. Of, relating to, or being part of an innovative group, especially one in the arts: avant-garde painters; an avant-garde theater piece. [French, from Old French, vanguard; see vanguard.] a'vant-gard'ism n., a'vant-gard'ist n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
avant-garde
avant-garde
Fr., lit. "advance guard." Used in Eng. 15c.-18c. in a literal, military sense; borrowed again 1910 as an artistic term for "pioneers or innovators of a particular period."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| avant-garde | |
adjective | |
| 1. | radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece" |
noun | |
| 1. | any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Avant, OK (town, FIPS 3500) Location: 36.48858 N, 96.06002 W
Population (1990): 369 (159 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Palm Beach Garde, FL Zip code(s): 33410, 33418
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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