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a·vant-garde    Audio Help   [uh-vahnt-gahrd, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-; Fr. a-vahn-gard] Pronunciation Key
–noun
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.
–adjective
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.

[Origin: 1475–85; in sense “vanguard”; < F: lit., fore-guard. See vanguard]

a·vant-gard·ist, noun
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a·vant-garde    Audio Help   (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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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."

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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) 

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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

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