arrière-garde

[ a-ryer-gard ]
/ a ryɛrˈgard /

noun French.

rear guard.
a group that is behind or out-of-date in any field, especially in one of the arts.

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Words nearby arrière-garde

arrivism, arrivisme, arriviste, arrivé, arrière-ban, arrière-garde, arrière-pensée, arroba, arrogance, arrogance of power, arrogant
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