avant-garde
noun
- works that are experimental or innovative
adjective
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Pronunciation: /æˈvɑ̃t.ɡɑːd/ / /æˈvɑ̃.ɡɑːd/ / /ˌæ.vɑ̃ˈɡɑːd/
adj
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French avant-garde (“vanguard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward.
- Innovative and pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
“It was a very avant-garde production.”
“I fear she will pay a heavy price for the avant garde ideas she has been sold.”
noun
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French avant-garde (“vanguard”). Doublet of vanguard and vaward.
- The vanguard of an army or other force.
- Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.