avant-gardism

[ uh-vahnt-gahr-diz-uh m, uh-vant-, av-ahnt-, ah-vahnt- ]
/ əˌvɑntˈgɑr dɪz əm, əˌvænt-, ˌæv ɑnt-, ˌɑ vɑnt- /

noun

the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.

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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of avant-gardism

First recorded in 1945–50; avant-garde + -ism

Words nearby avant-gardism

avalokitesvara, avalon, avalon peninsula, avant-, avant-garde, avant-gardism, avanti, avantist, avar, avarice, avaricious
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