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van·guard \ˈvanˌgärd, ˈvaan-, -gȧd\ noun Etymology: Middle English avaunt garde, vantgard, from Middle French avant-garde, from Old French, from avant- fore- (from avant before, forward, from Latin abante) + garde guard — more at advance, guard 1. : the troops who march at the head of an army : van 2. : the leaders of thought, taste, or opinion in a field (as art, letters, or politics) : the forefront of a school or movement < the educators may be in the vanguard, but … they are bucking no trends — W.H.Whyte > |