avant
pronunciation
How to pronounce avant in British English:
UK [ə'vant]
How to pronounce avant in American English:
US [ə'vant]
Word Origin
- avant
- French, literally "before," in various terms borrowed into English, corresponding to Italian avanti, both from Latin abante, a compound of ab "from" (see ab-) and ante "before, in front of" (see ante), which first meant "from in front of," but in Vulgar Latin came to mean simply "before."
Example
- 1. Do westerners really understand chinese avant garde art ?
- 2. Avant s has unparalleled compatibility .
- 3. Her style is very avant garde .
- 4. Twentieth-century writers , musicians and artists led us in a sexual revolution , but today 's avant garde is as pure as snow .
- 5. Avant garde : - david silva ( manchester city ) -- it was a tough decision is needed the courage to discard these names select silva .