avant-garde
[adjective]
Synonyms: progressive, experimental, ground-breaking, innovative, pioneering, unconventional

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

av‧ant-garde /ˌævɒŋ ˈɡɑːd◂ $ ˌævɑːŋ ˈɡɑːrd◂/ adjective
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: 'vanguard']

1. avant-garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking:
an avant-garde play

2. the avant-garde the group of artists, writers etc who produce avant-garde books, paintings etc:
a member of the avant-garde

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

avant-garde
the avant-garde - the artists, writers, musicians etc. of any period whose work is very modern and very different to what has been done before.
They are currently exhibiting a collection of postwar avant-garde art from Japan.

the artists, writers, musicians etc. of any period whose work is very modern and very different to what has been done before.
Since 1948, the exhibition has been a major showcase for the avant-garde.

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