/ Dictionary / Index A arrière-garde*: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ar•rière-garde Pronunciation: (a-ryer-gard'), [key] — n. French. rear guard. a group that is behind or out-of-date in any field, esp. in one of the arts. Cf. avant-garde. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. arrière-ban arrière-pensée* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diligent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language