avanguardia — 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.
- cutting edge adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- vanguard noun The foremost part of an advancing army, fleet, or group.
Senses
avanguardia is used for these senses in English:
- cutting edge (idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
- vanguard (military) The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
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.
cutting edge — full definition
- adjective So new and advanced that nothing else has gone further; at the front of what is currently possible in a field. Usually written with a hyphen before a noun.
- noun The most advanced position in the development of something, where new work is being done first.
- noun The sharpened edge of a blade or tool, the part that does the cutting.