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AVANT-GARDE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Synonyms:
avant-garde; new wave; van; vanguard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("avant-garde" is a kind of...):
art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)
II. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Radically new or original
Example:
an avant-garde theater piece
Synonyms:
avant-garde; daring
Classified under:
Similar:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
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