avant-garde
Definitions of avant-garde
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the leading units moving at the head of an armysynonyms: aanval, aanvalsfront, aanvalslinie, front, spits, voorhoedetype of:afdeling, formatie, krijgsmachtonderdeel, legerafdeling, legereenheid, legerformatie, legeronderdeela military unit that is part of an army
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any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)synonyms: voorhoede
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