avant-garde
Meaning
- vanguard
- avant-garde, firing line
Concepts
vanguard
avant-garde
advance guard
forefront
avant-guard
van
new wave
avantgarde
front line
scout party
first
head
lead
advance-guard
campaigner
champion
pioneer
protagonist
spearhead
cutting edge
fringe
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.vɑ̃.ɡaʁd/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French avantgarde. By surface analysis, avant (“before, in front of”) + garde (“guard”).
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