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Avant-garde

2 stages from French to English.

Today it means new and experimental ideas or methods, especially in the arts
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Stage 1 of 2
avant-garde
French · medieval
"the vanguard of an army"
literally advance guard, the vanguard troops leading an army
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Stage 2 of 2
avant-garde
English · 1910s
"new and unconventional ideas, especially in the arts"
adopted for artists and ideas pushing boldly ahead of convention
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