avant-garde
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avant-garde
- /æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/ UK
- /æˈvɑ̃.ɡɑːd/ UK
- /ˌæ.vɑ̃ˈɡɑːd/ UK
- /ˈæ.vn̩t.ɡɑːd/ UK
- /ˌɑˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /əˌvɑntˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /ˌæ.vɑntˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /ˌɑˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /əˌvæntˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /ˌɑˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ US
- /ˌæˌvɑ̃ˈɡɑɹd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English advaunte-garde, avauntgard, from Old French avangarde, avant-garde, avantgarde, from avant (“before; in front”) + garde (“guard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward
noun avant-gardes · avantgarde
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The vanguard of an army or other force.
Opposite: arrière-garde
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Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
Similar: remnant, vanguard · Opposite: arrière-garde
adjective more avant-garde · most avant-garde · avantgarde
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Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
It was a very avant-garde production.
Similar: underground
Translations
Every language
noun (obsolete) the vanguard of an army or other force
| Español | anteguardia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前衛 zen'ei |
| 中文 | 前衛 /前卫 qiánwèi |
| Português | vanguarda |
| Français | avant-garde |
| Deutsch | Vorhut |
| Italiano | avanguardia |
| Ελληνικά | αβανγκάρντ avangkárnt |
| Română | avangardă |
| Русский | аванга́рд avangárd, головно́й отря́д golovnój otrjád, передово́й отря́д peredovój otrjád |
noun group of people promoting new concepts
| 한국어 | 전위 jeonwi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前衛 zen'ei |
| 中文 | 前衛派 /前卫派 |
| Português | vanguarda |
| Français | avant-garde |
| Deutsch | Avantgarde, Vorhut, Vorreiter, Vorkämpfer, Pioniere |
| Italiano | avanguardia |
| Ελληνικά | αβανγκάρντ avangkárnt |
| Русский | аванга́рд avangárd, авангарди́сты avangardísty |
| עברית | אוונגרדי |
adj innovative and pioneering
| Español | vanguardista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 前衛的 zen'eiteki |
| 中文 | 前衛 /前卫 qiánwèi, 先鋒 /先锋 xiānfēng |
| Português | vanguardista |
| Deutsch | avantgardistisch |
| Русский | авангарди́стский avangardístskij, аванга́рдный avangárdnyj |
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title = {avant-garde},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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