The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.
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Advancement
//ædˈvæns.mənt//
Synonyms for "advancement" (118 found)
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onward coursepassagepassingpay raisepickuppreferencepreferential treatmentprefermentproficiencyprogressionprogressivenessraiseraisingrecoveryrestorationrevivalripeningriserollingrolling onrushingshylockingspecial treatmentspeedingtravelupbeatupgradingupliftupliftinguppingupswinguptrendupward mobilityusuryway
Noun(4 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 20 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- mbrothësi noun (act of advancing)
- mbrothësi noun (state of being advanced)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- προκοπή noun (act of advancing)
- προκοπή noun (state of being advanced)
Bulgarian
2 entries- повишение noun (state of being advanced)
- прогрес noun (state of being advanced)
Czech
2 entries- pokrok noun (state of being advanced)
- vývoj noun (state of being advanced)
Dutch
3 entries- gevorderdheid noun (state of being advanced)
- voorschot op de erfenis noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
- vooruitgang noun (state of being advanced)
Esperanto
2 entries- antaŭenigo noun (act of advancing)
- antaŭeniro noun (act of advancing)
Finnish
4 entries- edistyminen noun (act of advancing)
- edistys noun (state of being advanced)
- edistäminen noun (act of advancing)
- ennakko noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
French
2 entries- avancement d'hoirie noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
- progrès noun (state of being advanced)
German
2 entries- Erbvorbezug noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
- Fortschritt noun (state of being advanced)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 noun (act of advancing)
Greek
4 entries- προαγωγή noun (act of advancing)
- προαγωγή noun (state of being advanced)
- προβιβασμός noun (state of being advanced)
- προκοπή noun (state of being advanced)
Gujarati
1 entries- ઉદ્ધાર noun (act of advancing)
Hindi
4 entries- उन्नति noun (act of advancing)
- प्रगति noun (act of advancing)
- विकसित noun (state of being advanced)
- विकास noun (act of advancing)
Icelandic
1 entries- framfarir noun (act of advancing)
Italian
3 entries- anticipo sull'eredità noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
- miglioramento noun (act of advancing)
- progresso noun (act of advancing)
Latin
1 entries- progressus noun (act of advancing)
Romanian
2 entries- dezvoltare noun (state of being advanced)
- progres noun (state of being advanced)
Russian
2 entries- прогре́сс noun (state of being advanced)
- продвиже́ние noun (state of being advanced)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- àrdachadh noun (state of being advanced)
Spanish
3 entries- ascenso noun (state of being advanced)
- avance de herencia noun (property given in advance of future distribution)
- progreso noun (state of being advanced)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
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His poor educational background was not a bar to his advancement.
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I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.
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