avant-garde

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force.
  2. Noun.  Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.
  3. Adjective.  Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

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