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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. interj. Used to warn a fencer to assume the position preparatory to a match.

Wiktionary

  1. interj. fencing Used to warn one's opponent to take a defensive position prior to the beginning of a fight.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. (fencing) in a defensive stance

Etymologies

  1. French (Wiktionary)
  2. French : en, on + garde, guard. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. defensive

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  • bilby *lunges* Dec 12, 2008

  • chained_bear In fencing, the "ready" position. Feb 6, 2007

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‘en garde’ has been looked up 548 times, added to 4 lists, commented on 2 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.