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avanguardia

avant-garde

noun ah-vahn-GWAHR-dyah Rare

Origin: French avant-garde, 'front guard'; borrowed into Italian in the 19th century.

Also means

vanguard

Usage Note

Avanguardia is feminine and plural is regular (avanguardie). In arts and culture it refers to experimental or pioneering movements; in military contexts it means the front unit of an army. The phrase essere all'avanguardia means 'to be at the cutting edge.'

Examples

"Questo artista è all'avanguardia."

Natural Translation

This artist is at the avant-garde.

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