Definition of Avant

1. n. The front of an army. [Obs.] See Van.

Definition of Avant

1. Noun. (obsolete) The front of an army; the vanguard. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Avant

1. culturally or stylistically new [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Avant

avalanche conduction
avalanche effect
avalanche lily
avalanched
avalanches
avalanching
avale
avaled
avalent
avales
avaling
avalone
avals
avalvular
avanafil
avant (current term)
avant-courier
avant-couriers
avant-garde
avant-gardism
avant-gardist
avant-gardists
avant-guard
avant-metal
avant la lettre
avantgarde
avantgardes
avantgardism
avantgardist
avantgardistic

Literary usage of Avant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manuel de Littérature Française: Comprenant: 10 Des Notices Biographiques Et by Amédé de Rougemont (1907)
"... avant-PROPOS. This is above all a working Manual or Handbook of French Literature. To give that special and certainly desirable character, ..."

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