avant-garde — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avant garde adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
- forefront noun The most important or prominent position; the leading edge of something.
- fringe noun A decorative border of hanging threads or tassels.
- vanguard noun The foremost part of an advancing army, fleet, or group.
Senses
avant-garde is used for these senses in English:
- advance guard A unit or units leading the way of advancing or marching troops, guarding them from ambushes, reconnoitering and pursuing the enemy, etc.
- avant-guard (archaic) The vanguard or advanced body of an army.
- forefront The leading position or edge.
- fringe Non-mainstream theatre.
avant garde — full definition
- adjective Strikingly new and experimental, especially in art, music, fashion or film, and ahead of what most people are used to.
- noun The artists, writers or thinkers whose work breaks with established forms and points the way for others.