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Avant-Garde

[ah-vant-GARD]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: French, early 20th century

1.

Favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.

Examples of Avant-Garde in a sentence

"The student art show was sure to include many avant-garde pieces."

"The fashion show was a little too avant-garde for my tastes."

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