[uh-vahnt-gahr-diz-uh
m, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt-] 
| the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde. |
| a·vant-garde (ä'vänt-gärd', āv'änt-) 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. |