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avant-gardist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
avan-t--gardist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; a member of the avant-garde.

adj

Related to or resembling the avant-garde.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English avant-garde Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English avant-gardist From avant-garde + -ist.

Inflected Forms

avant-gardists (plural) avantgardist (alternative)

Questions

What does avant-gardist mean?
A person who is avant-garde or espouses avant-garde points of view; a member of the avant-garde.
Where does avant-gardist come from?
Etymology tree English avant-garde Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English avant-gardist From avant-garde + -ist.

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