Avant-guard

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  avant-guard \a*vant"-guard`\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`; 277), n.
     [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant-garde. See {Avaunt}.]
     1. The van or advanced body of an army. See {Vanguard}.
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     2. Same as {avant-garde}, n..


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