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    a·vant-garde
    /ˌäˌvänˈɡärd/

    noun

    • 1. new and unusual or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, or the people introducing them: "works by artists of the Russian avant-garde"

    adjective

    • 1. favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas: "a controversial avant-garde composer"

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  2. THE AVANT-GARDE definition: 1. the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of AVANT-GARDE is an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts. How to use avant-garde in a sentence.

  4. The term avant-garde refers to innovative or experimental concepts or works, or the group of people producing them. Pushing boundaries with his development of Cubism, Pablo Picasso was part of the early 20th-century art world’s avant-garde.

  5. Avant-garde definition: the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.. See examples of AVANT-GARDE used in a sentence.

  6. Definition of 'avant-garde' Word Frequency. avant-garde. (ævɒŋ gɑːʳd ) also avant garde. 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental. ...avant-garde concert music. Synonyms: progressive, pioneering, way-out [informal], experimental More Synonyms of avant-garde.

  7. the painters, writers, musicians, and other artists whose ideas, styles, and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live, or the work of these artists: New York is the international capital of the musical avant-garde. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  8. Definition of avant-garde adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.