Vanguard vs Novel - What's the difference?
vanguard | novel |
The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
(by extension) The person(s) at the forefront of any group or movement.
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(obsolete) A novelty; something new.
*, II.2.4:
A work of prose fiction, longer than a short story.
(classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
As a noun vanguard
is the leading units at the front of an army or fleet.As a verb novel is
to increase (to make larger).vanguard
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
Synonyms
* advance guardAntonyms
* rearguardnovel
English
(wikipedia novel)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Usage notes
* Said of ideas, ways, etc.Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
In various senses from (etyl) novelle or (etyl) novella, both from (etyl) novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, from . Some senses came to English directly from the Latin. (etystub)Noun
(en noun)- merry talessuch as the old woman told of Psyche in Apuleius, Boccace novels , and the rest, quarum auditione pueri delectantur, senes narratione , which some delight to hear, some to tell, all are well pleased with.