Meaning of VANGUARD
| 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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| | Definition: | | Vanguard
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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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