advancement
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4.1
- noun
- /ədˈvænsmənt/
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avance
- The company's latest innovation reflects significant advancement in renewable energy technology.
- career advancement
- opportunities for advancement
- advancement of science
But is equality crucial to the advancement of both art and knowledge?
- But is equality crucial to the advancement of both art and knowledge?
- He seems more skeptical and concerned about the advancements in AI than you do.
- Let's make it say the advancement of American capitalism as we know it.
- We had the involvement and the fantastic civil rights advancement of gay marriage.
- And dopaminergic reward is evidence of advancement towards a goal, right?
- I'm kind of oh, I'm usually railing against the whole advancement of AI.
- This does not mean that all sacrifice runs counter to life and its advancement.
- And in tertiary structure, just a big fancy word for the advancement in size.
- But just because it's technology, it's considered advancement.
- And I said, you know, because they've lost that access to, you know, that that sense of advancement or progress or growth.
- And they're making advancements in technologies that that we need to be mindful of.
- Just come see our, you know, advancements and learn more.
Examples
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Developing abilities that lead to advancement or promotion is appealing for adults.
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But is equality crucial to the advancement of both art and knowledge?
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Now, when I started here... ...I was promised advancement opportunities.
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What we're trying to do is achieve a huge advancement in rocket technology.
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You think there would have been a limit to the advancement of civilization without language?
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Work undertaken for the advancement of scientific knowledge with or without a specific practical application.
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Considerable social, economic, and cultural advancement in Taiwan was achieved as a result.
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He is also a founder of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Metaphors of linear time are common in everyday speech: the "advancement" of science, the "development" of new technologies, etc.
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As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.6
An increase in size, number, or importance of something
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2.5
Forward change toward a goal or better state
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1.1
A change that makes something better
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2.5
A gradual change that makes something better or more advanced
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3.1
Progress toward a goal or a new discovery
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4.4
A gradual change that makes something more advanced or complex
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3.8
A process of moving forward or developing over time
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2.7
Actions that help something grow or become more accepted
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4.1
Important progress toward a goal
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4.0
Making something more interesting, rewarding, or valuable
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4.2
To move upward, either by climbing or by reaching a higher position
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3.6
An increase in amount, level, or strength
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3.6
An action that improves life or conditions for people
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7.5
A movement upwards to a higher position, for example climbing or getting a promotion at work
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6.1
An increase in size, amount, or level
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7.9
Help that makes a plan or goal move forward
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4.4
A slow process of change and development by small steps over time
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6.4
A gradual change that makes something more advanced or complex
Very fast improvement in a project or task
Antonyms
Compounds
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
An American organization that helps older people by giving advice and speaking for them
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word advancement comes from advance, which means 'to move forward', plus the ending -ment that makes a verb into a noun, so it originally means 'the act of moving forward'. That's why advancement is used for progress, growth, or moving ahead in work, science, or rights.