🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

アバンギャルドデザイン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: abangyarudo dezain

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Avant-garde design/ˌæv.ɒ̃ˌɡɑːrd dɪˈzaɪn/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その建築物は斬新なアバンギャルドデザインを取り入れている。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Design that introduces unorthodox, experimental, or radical concepts, heavily challenging traditional aesthetic norms and societal conventions.

    "The museum's new exhibition showcases avant-garde design from the early twentieth-century constructivist movement."
  2. 2

    Forward-thinking and unconventional creative methodology applied to architecture, fashion, industrial products, or interior spaces.

    "Her architecture firm is widely recognized for its avant-garde design approach to sustainable urban living."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from the French 'avant-garde', meaning 'advance guard' or 'vanguard' (from 'avant' before + 'garde' guard), originally military terminology adopted in the 19th century for artistic and cultural innovators. Combined with 'design' (from Latin 'designare' to mark out, designate), it evolved in the 20th century to describe experimental, radical, and unconventional aesthetic creations that push traditional boundaries.

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