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Vanguard

Vanguard Meaning & Definition
Vanguard Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vanguard?

[n] the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
[n] the leading units moving at the head of an army
[n] artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vanguard: avant garde | cutting edge | forefront | van

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vanguard:

See Also | army unit | art movement | artistic movement | perspective | position | view

Vanguard In Webster's Dictionary

\Van"guard`\, n. [For vantguard, avantguard, F. avant-garde; avant before, fore + garde guard. See {Avant}, {Ab-},{Ante-}, and {Guard}, and cf. {Advance}, {Vamp}, {Van} of an army, {Vaward}.] (Mil.) The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.

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