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| Pronunciation:  |   | 'van`gârd
 
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- [n]  the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field  
 
- [n]  the leading units moving at the head of an army  
 
- [n]  artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time  
 
 
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|   | Synonyms: |   | avant garde, cutting edge, forefront, van |  
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|   | See Also: |   | army unit, art movement, artistic movement, perspective, position, view |       |  
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 Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  
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|   | Definition: |   | \Van"guard`\, n. [For vantguard, avantguard, F.
avant-garde; avant before, fore + garde guard. See {Avant},
{Ab-},{Ante-}, and {Guard}, and cf. {Advance}, {Vamp}, {Van}
of an army, {Vaward}.] (Mil.)
The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard;
the van.
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