English
Etymology
From an aphetism of Anglo-Norse avantwarde, a variant of Old French avant-guarde.
Pronunciation
IPA|/'v�:w�d/
Noun
en-noun
- the vanguard
#:*1988: Then they were marched off to the railway station with the band in the vaward playing �Have you ever caught your ballocks in a rat trap?� � Anthony Burgess, Any Old Iron
ru:vaward
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