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  1. Avant-guardnoun

    The van; the first body of an army.

    Etymology: avantgarde, Fr.

    The horsemen might issue forth without disturbance of the foot, and the avant-guard without shuffling with the battail or arriere. John Hayward.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of avant guard in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of avant guard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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