avant-guard

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avant-guard

noun

  1. archaic The vanguard or advanced body of an army.

    Similar: advance guard, vanguard

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noun advanced body of an army

Françaisavant-garde
DeutschVorhut
Русскийаванга́рд avangárd

noun new and (usually) experimental

Françaisavant-garde
DeutschAvantgarde, Spitze
Русскийаванга́рд avangárd

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@misc{avant_guard_2026,
  title = {avant-guard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/avant-guard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}