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vanguard
[ van-gahrd ]
/ ËvĂŠnËgÉrd /
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noun
the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van.
the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like.
the leaders of any intellectual or political movement.
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Van Fleet, vang, vanga shrike, van Gogh, van Gogh, Vincent, vanguard, vanguardism, Vanhal, Vanier, vanilla, vanilla plant
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British Dictionary definitions for vanguard
vanguard
/ (ËvĂŠnËÉĄÉËd) /
noun
the leading division or units of a military force
the leading position in any movement or field, or the people who occupy such a positionthe vanguard of modern literature
Word Origin for vanguard
C15: from Old French avant-garde, from avant- fore- + garde guard
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