/ Dictionary / Index A avant-gardism: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•vant-gard•ism Pronunciation: (u-vänt"gär'diz-um, u-vant"-, av"änt-, ä"vänt-), [key] — n. the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. avant-garde Avanti Related Content Daily Word Quiz: bungled Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language