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| 1. | [ adjective ] farther along in physical or mental development | |
| Examples: | "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'" "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average" |
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| Related terms: | precocious | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] comparatively late in a course of development | |
| Examples: | "the illness had reached an advanced stage" "an advanced state of exhaustion" |
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| Related terms: | late | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] ahead of the times | |
| Synonyms: | modern innovative forward-looking | |
| Examples: | "the advanced teaching methods" "had advanced views on the subject" "a forward-looking corporation" "is British industry innovative enough?" |
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| Related terms: | progressive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill | |
| Examples: | "an advanced degree" "an advanced text in physics" "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University" |
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| Related terms: | high | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] ahead in development; complex or intricate | |
| Synonyms: | sophisticated | |
| Examples: | "advanced technology" "a sophisticated electronic control system" |
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| Related terms: | high-tech | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry | |
| Examples: | "advanced societies" "an advanced country technologically" |
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| Related terms: | civilized | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] far along in time | |
| Synonyms: | ripe | |
| Examples: | "a man of advanced age" "advanced in years" "a ripe old age" "the ripe age of 90" |
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| Related terms: | late | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] situated ahead or going before | |
| Synonyms: | in_advance advance | |
| Examples: | "an advance party" "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" |
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| Related terms: | front | |
| Similar spelling: |
advance advancer advantaged advancement advantage advancing Adapin |
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