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| a·vant-garde [ vaant grd ] |
noun (plural a·vant-gardes) |
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artists with new ideas and methods: writers, artists, filmmakers, or musicians whose work is innovative, experimental, or unconventional, considered as a group
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adjective |
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1. artistically new: artistically innovative, experimental, or unconventional
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2. of avant-garde artists: belonging to the group of writers, artists, filmmakers, or musicians whose work is innovative, experimental, or unconventional
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| [Early 20th century. < French, "before the guard"] |
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  a·vant-gard·ism noun |
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