[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

avant-garde \avant`-garde"\ .avaumnt"-gaumrd`, a.
   1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde.
      pjc

   2. characterized by the use of experimental techniques;
      modern; daring; radical.
      pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

avant-garde \avant`-garde"\ .avaumnt"-gaumrd`, n. f.
   avant before + e. guard, f. avant-garde. see avaunt.
   the most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor,
   especially in literary and artistic work, usually
   characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques.
   pjc
see also:
avaunt 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

avant-garde
     adj : radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
           syn: daring
     n : any creative group active in the innovation and application
         of new concepts and techniques in a given field
         especially in the arts syn: vanguard, van, new
         wave
see also:
daring vanguard van new wave 

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