retrogarde

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adjective

Descriptive of an art movement, particularly in Slovenia, that looks back to the past, as opposed to avant-garde.

OriginFrench avant →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. artDescriptive of an art movement, particularly in Slovenia, that looks back to the past, as opposed to avant-garde.

Origin

  1. Frenchavant“before”
  2. Englishretrogarde

From avant-garde, with French avant (“before”) replaced with retro- (“pertaining to an earlier time”). Piecewise doublet of rearguard.

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APA

retrogarde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogarde

MLA

“retrogarde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogarde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrogarde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogarde.

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