avant-garde

French

noun
Definitions
  • (military) vanguard
  • (figuratively) avant-garde, firing line

Etymology

Compound from French avant (before, fore, in front, in front of) + French garde (guard).

Origin

French

garde

Gloss

guard

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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