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arrière-garde en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English arryeregarde, from Anglo-Norman arer-garde and Middle French ariere-garde, arrer-garde, arriere-garde, arrer-garde, from Old French arieregarde, from arere (“behind”) + guarde (“guard”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) The rearguard of an army or other force.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
arrière-gardes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

avant-garde

Synonyms

rearguard

Translations (5)

bg ариергард (rearguard) · el οπισθοφυλακή (rearguard) · bg ариергарден (rearguard) · fr arrière-garde (rearguard) · pl ariergarda (rearguard)

arrière-garde en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French arrière-garde, by analogy with avant-garde.

Meanings

1. Any group of people who favour older, traditional approaches over the modern or avant-garde.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
arrière-gardes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

avant-garde

Synonyms

old guard

Translations (3)

fr vieille garde (group of people who favour older, traditional approaches) · fr arrière-garde (group of people who favour older, traditional approaches) · pl ariergarda (group of people who favour older, traditional approaches)