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avantgarde

avantgarde is the alternative form of avant-garde.

Meaning of avant-garde

Noun

avant-garde (plural avant-gardes)

  1. (obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
    Antonyms:
    arrière-garde
  2. Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
    Synonyms:
    remnant, vanguard
    Antonyms:
    arrière-garde

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Forms of avantgarde

Noun
pluralavantgardes
Adjective
comparativemore avantgarde
superlativemost avantgarde

Questions about avantgarde

What is avantgarde the alternative form of?
Avantgarde is the alternative form of avant-garde.

Words near avantgarde in the dictionary

  1. avant-guard
  2. avant-metal
  3. avant-pop
  4. avant-prog
  5. avant-texte
  6. avantgarde
  7. avantgardes
  8. avantgardism
  9. avantgardist
  10. avantgardistic
  11. avantgardists

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