VANGUARD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the position of greatest advancement
   • the leading position in any movement or field
   Synonym(s)
   • cutting edge (what does cutting edge mean?)
   • forefront (what does forefront mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) vanguard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • view (what does view mean?)
   • perspective (what does perspective mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the leading units moving at the head of an army
   Synonym(s)
   • van (what does van mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) vanguard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • army unit (what does army unit mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
   Synonym(s)
   • avant-garde (what does avant-garde mean?)
   • new wave (what does new wave mean?)
   • van (what does van mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) vanguard is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • artistic movement (what does artistic movement mean?)
   • art movement (what does art movement mean?)