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vanguard

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vanguard  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vanguard 
  n  1:  the  leading  units  moving  at  the  head  of  an  army  [syn:  {van}] 
  2:  artists  or  writers  whose  ideas  are  ahead  of  their  time  [syn: 
  {avant  garde},  {van}] 
  3:  the  position  of  greatest  advancement;  the  leading  position 
  in  any  movement  or  field  [syn:  {forefront},  {cutting  edge}]




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