AVANT-PROPOS

Meaning of AVANT-PROPOS in English

Pronunciation: ä-vä n -pro ̇ -p ō

Function: foreign term

Etymology: F

: preface

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

AVANT-PROPOS — foreign term Etymology: French preface
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AVANT-PROPOS — foreign term Etymology: French : preface
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVANT-PROPOS — [avant-pro.pos] [F] foreign term : preface
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AVANT — adjective Etymology: French ~- fore-, front, from ~ before, from Latin abante Date: 1965 culturally or stylistically advanced ; ~-garde
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AVANT — ¦ä¦vänt, ¦a- adjective Etymology: French avant - fore-, front, from avant before, from Latin abante forward — more at avaunt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVANT — (n.) The front of an army. [Obs.] See Van.
Английский словарь Webster
AVANT — ( n. ) The front of an army. [Obs.] See Van.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AVANT — pref. before, pre-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AVANT — adjective Etymology: French avant- fore-, front, from avant before, from Latin abante Date: 1965 : culturally or stylistically advanced : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVANT — noun the front of an army. ·see van.
Webster English vocab
AVANT — [avant] adj [F avant- fore-, front, fr. avant before, fr. L abante] (1965): culturally or stylistically advanced: avant-garde "~ jazz"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AVANT — Classification: Town Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 372 Total Housing Units (2000): 164 Land Area (square meters): 916828 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
AVANT — garde adj. innovative, advanced, progressive, experimental, original, new, ground-breaking, pioneering, precedent-setting; revolutionary, extreme, extremist, Colloq far-out, way-out We disapprove of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PROPOS — Propos
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AVANT — Avant
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AVANT — Перед
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PROPOS — Propos
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AVANT — Avant
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AVANT-GARDE — I. noun Etymology: French, vanguard Date: 1910 an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts especially in the arts, avant-gardism …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
À PROPOS DE RIEN — foreign term Etymology: French apropos of nothing
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
À PROPOS DE BOTTES — foreign term Etymology: French apropos of boots
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AVANT-COURIER — (|)äˌvänt +ˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French avant-courrier, from avant + courrier courier — more at courier 1. avant-couriers …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVANT-GARDE — — avant-gardist , n. /euh vahnt'gahrd", euh vant'-, av'ahnt-, ah'vahnt-/ ; Fr. /ann vahonn gannrddd"/ , n. 1. the advance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
À PROPOS DE RIEN — /ann prddaw poh deuh rddyaonn"/ , French. apropos of nothing; with reference to nothing in particular.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AVANT-GARDE — I. ˌä-ˌvän(t)-ˈgärd, ˌa-; ə-ˈvänt-ˌ; ˌa-ˌvōⁿ-ˈ, ˌa-ˌvȯn(t)-ˈ noun Etymology: French, vanguard Date: 1910 : an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
À PROPOS DE RIEN — foreign term Etymology: French : apropos of nothing
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
À PROPOS DE BOTTES — foreign term Etymology: French : apropos of boots — used to change the subject
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AVANT-GARDE — [avant-garde] n [F, vanguard] (1910): an intelligentsia that develops new or experimental concepts esp. in the arts -- avant-gard.ism n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AVANT-GARDE — av ‧ ant-garde /ˌævɒŋ ˈɡɑːd◂ $ ˌævɑːŋ ˈɡɑːrd◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'vanguard' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AVANT-GARDE — Avant-garde art, music, theatre, and literature is very modern and experimental. ...avant-garde concert music. ADJ : usu ADJ n • …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AVANT-GARDE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN art ▪ Cassirer's gallery exhibited avant-garde art as early as 1895. ▪ His vision …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AVANT-GARDE — avant-garde.ogg 1. ͵ævɒŋʹgɑ:d n 1. авангард 2. авангард, авангардисты ( в искусстве, литературе ) 2. ͵ævɒŋʹgɑ:d a авангардистский avant-garde writers …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MALAPROPOS — adverb Etymology: French mal à propos Date: 1668 in an inappropriate or inopportune way, ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APROPOS — I. adverb Etymology: French à propos, literally, to the purpose Date: 1668 at an opportune time ; seasonably, by way …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIGO, JEAN — born April 26, 1905, Paris, France died Oct. 5, 1934, Paris French film director. The son of a militant anarchist …
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UNDERGROUND — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: under (II) + ground, n. 1. : beneath the surface of the earth water flowing underground …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALAPROPOS — I. ˌmaˌlaprəˈpō, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: French mal à propos, literally, not to the purpose, inappropriate : in an inappropriate or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APROPOS — I. |aprə|pō adverb Etymology: French à propos, literally, to the purpose 1. : at an opportune time : seasonably , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VANGUARD — ˈvanˌgärd, ˈvaan-, -gȧd noun Etymology: Middle English avaunt garde, vantgard, from Middle French avant-garde, from Old French, from avant- fore- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROPOSE — prəˈpōz, prōˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English proposen, from Middle French proposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MALAPROPOS — /mal'ap reuh poh"/ , adj. 1. inappropriate; out of place; inopportune; untimely: a malapropos remark. adv. 2. inappropriately; inopportunely. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APROPOS — /ap'reuh poh"/ , adv. 1. fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely. 2. Obs. by the way. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APROPOS — I. ˌa-prə-ˈpō, ˈa-prə-ˌ adverb Etymology: French à propos, literally, to the purpose Date: 1668 1. : at an opportune time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MALAPROPOS — adverb Etymology: French mal à propos Date: 1668 : in an inappropriate or inopportune way • malapropos adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MALAPROPOS — [ ˌmalaprə'pəʊ ] formal ■ adverb inopportunely; inappropriately. ■ adjective inopportune; inappropriate. Origin C17: from Fr. mal à propos , …
Concise Oxford English vocab
APROPOS — [ ˌaprə'pəʊ , 'aprəpəʊ ] ■ preposition with reference to. Phrases ~ of nothing having no relevance to any previous …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MALAPROPOS — [mal.ap.ro.pos] adv [F mal a propos] (1668): in an inappropriate or inopportune way -- malapropos adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APROPOS — [ap.ro.pos] adv [F a propos, lit., to the purpose] (1668) 1: at an opportune time: seasonably 2: by the way …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIGO, JEAN — born April 26, 1905, Paris, France died Oct. 5, 1934, Paris French film director whose blending of lyricism with realism …
Britannica English vocabulary
VALERY, PAUL — born Oct. 30, 1871, Ste, Fr. died July 20, 1945, Paris in full Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valry French poet, essayist, and critic. …
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UNITED STATES COURT OF MILITARY APPEALS — court created by the U.S. Congress in 1950 as the supreme court for military personnel. It hears appeals brought to …
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BROWN, TRISHA — born Nov. 25, 1936, Aberdeen, Wash., U.S. American dancer and choreographer whose avant-garde and postmodernist work explores and experiments in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROPOSE — propos|e BrE AmE prə ˈpəʊz AmE -ˈpoʊz ▷ propos|ed d ▷ propos|er/s ə/z AmE - ə r/z ▷ propos|es ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
APROPOS — / ˌæprəˈpəʊ; NAmE -ˈpoʊ/ (also apro·pos of ) preposition concerning or related to sb/sth : Apropos (of) what you were …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MALAPROPISM — mal ‧ a ‧ prop ‧ is ‧ m /ˈmæləprɒpɪz ə m $ -prɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] literary [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APROPOS — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 to the point or purpose; appropriate (his comment was apropos). 2 colloq. (often foll. by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APROPOS — adj. & adv. adj. 1 to the point or purpose; appropriate (his comment was apropos). 2 colloq. (often foll. by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APROPOS — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. to the point or purpose; appropriate (his comment was apropos). 2 colloq. (often foll. by …
Oxford English vocab
MODERN
Longman Activator English vocab
АВАНГАРДИСТ — (о писателе, художнике) avant-gardist; мн. ч.; коллект. advance-guard, avant-garde писатель-авангардист - avant-garde writer (о писателе, художнике) avant-gardist; мн. ч.; коллект. …
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
АВАНГАРДИЗМ — avant-gardism; ~ист м. avant-gardist; ~истский avant-garde attr франц. avant-gardism; avant-garde tendencies/movement
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
АВАНГАРДИСТ — муж. (о писателе, художнике) avant-gardist мн. коллект. advance-guard, avant-garde писатель-авангардист – avant-garde writer avant-gardist
Большой Русско-Английский словарь
АВАНГАРДИЗМ — муж. франц. avant-gardism avant-garde tendencies/movement авангард|изм - м. avant-gardism ~ист м. avant-gardist ~истский avant-garde attr
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