Avant
Pronunciation : A*vant"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [For avant-guard. Cf. Avaunt, Van.]
Definition : Defn: The front of an army. [Obs.] See Van.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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