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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
avant- /ˈavɒ̃/

▶combining form (especially with reference to popular music) original or innovative; avant-garde: avant-rock.

'avant-' also found in these Oxford entries:

advantage - avant-garde - avaunt - beforehand - edgy - far out - nouveau roman - surrealism - vambrace - vamp - vamplate - vanguard - way-out

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