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Advancement

//ædˈvæns.mənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity countable, uncountable

    "the advancement of learning"

  2. 2
    gradual improvement or growth or development wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being advanced countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) wordnet
  5. 5
    How advanced something is countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something wordnet
  2. 7
    An advance of money or value; payment in advance. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance. Morphologically advance + -ment.

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