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vanguard
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[ˈvanɡɑːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas
(e.g: the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard)
- the foremost part of an advancing army or naval force
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Origin
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late Middle English (denoting the foremost part of an army): shortening of Old French avan(t)garde, from avant ‘before’ + garde ‘guard’
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