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• vant- — prefix, representing AF. vant , aphetic f. avant avant : see vant brace, guard, ward. In a number of compounds the t was elided, as vanbrace, chase, courier, guard, etc. Before labials the n by assimilation became m, as in vambrace, vampey,… …   Useful english dictionary

• avant-guard — a*vant guard ([.a]*v[aum]nt g[aum]rd ; 277), n. [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant garde. See {Avaunt}.] 1. The van or advanced body of an army. See {Vanguard}. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {avant garde}, n.. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• a|vant-garde — «A vahn GARD», noun, adjective. –n. a group of people, especially in the arts, who are ahead of all others in using or creating new ideas, methods, designs, or styles. –adj. of or having to do with an avant garde. ╂[< French avant garde… …   Useful english dictionary

• avant-garde — a•vant garde [[t]əˌvɑntˈgɑrd, əˌvænt , ˌæv ɑnt , ˌɑ vɑnt [/t]] fr. [[t]a vɑ̃ˈgard[/t]] n. 1) lit.+fia mad the advance group in a field, esp. in the arts, whose works are unorthodox and experimental 2) lit.+fia mad characteristic of or belonging… …   From formal English to slang

• avant-garde — [ə vänt΄gärd′, ä΄vänt΄gärd′, a΄vänt΄gärd′; ] Fr [ ȧ vän gȧrd′] n. [Fr, lit., advance guard] the leaders in new or unconventional movements, esp. in the arts; vanguard adj. of such movements, ideas, etc. avant gardism n. avant gardist n …   English World dictionary

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