Meaning of AVANT GARDE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time [adj]  radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
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	Synonyms:		daring, original, van, vanguard
	See Also:		art movement, artistic movement
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