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arrière-gardes

arrière-gardes is the plural of arrière-garde.

Meaning of arrière-garde

Noun (1)

arrière-garde (plural arrière-gardes)

  1. (obsolete) The rearguard of an army or other force.
    Synonyms:
    rearguard
    Antonyms:
    avant-garde

Noun (2)

arrière-garde (plural arrière-gardes)

  1. Any group of people who favour older, traditional approaches over the modern or avant-garde.
    Synonyms:
    old guard
    Antonyms:
    avant-garde

Questions about arrière-gardes

What is arrière-gardes the plural of?
Arrière-gardes is the plural of arrière-garde.

Words near arrière-gardes in the dictionary

  1. arrivistic
  2. Arrizon
  3. Arrizons
  4. arrière
  5. arrière-garde
  6. arrière-gardes
  7. arrière-pensée
  8. arrière-pensées
  9. arrière-voussure
  10. arrière-voussures
  11. arrièrepensée

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