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advancement.

The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ædˈvɑːns.mənt/UK/ədˈvɑːns.mənt/UK/ædˈvæns.mənt/US[ædˈvɛəns.mənt]US
  1. The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

    countable · uncountable
    the advancement of learning
  2. The state of being advanced

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  3. How advanced something is

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  4. An advance of money or value; payment in advance.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

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Where this word comes from

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

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