advancement

CEFRB2

/ædˈvɑːns.mənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Progress toward a better or more developed state.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    How advanced something is

Examples

  • His poor educational background was not a bar to his advancement.

  • The advancement of modern medicine was a long process.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being advanced

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

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

More examples

In context

  • the advancement of learning

  • Dati launched a blistering attack on the prime minister, François Fillon, under whom she served as justice minister, accusing him of sexism, elitism, arrogance and hindering the political advancement of ethnic minorities.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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