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   A·vant-garde

   /ˌäˌvänˈɡärd/

   

   noun

   • 1. new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them: "works by artists of the Russian avant-garde"

   adjective

   • 1. favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas: "a controversial avant-garde composer"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the vanguard of an army): from French, literally ‘vanguard’. Current senses date from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. avant-gardism noun
   • 2. avant-gardist noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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