Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
the avantgarde noun
/ðiˌæv.ɑ̃ːˈgɑːd/
/-ˈgɑːrd/ n [S + singular or plural verb]
/-ˈgɑːrd/ n [S + singular or plural verb] (the work of) the painters, writers, musicians and other artists whose ideas, styles and methods are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they live
New York is the international capital of the musical avantgarde.
(Definition of the avantgarde noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
