avant-garde
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Definitions ofavant-garde
- The vanguard of an army or other force.
- Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
- Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.
Example: "It was a very avant-garde production."
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