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   avant-garde

   /ˌavɒ̃ˈɡɑːd/

   noun

   • 1. new and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature: "he has been called a promoter of the avant-garde"
   • ▪ a group of artists, musicians, or writers working with new and experimental ideas and methods: "works by artists of the Russian avant-garde"

   adjective

   • 1. favouring or introducing new and experimental ideas and methods: "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

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