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advancement

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ad·vance·ment  (d-vnsmnt)
n.
1. A forward step; an improvement.
2. Development; progress: the advancement of knowledge.
3. A promotion, as in rank.
4. The act of moving forward. See Usage Note at advance.

advancement [ədˈvɑːnsmənt]
n
1. promotion in rank, status, etc.; preferment
2. a less common word for advance [10] [11]
3. (Law) Property law the use during a testator's lifetime of money or property for the benefit of a child or other person who is a prospective beneficiary in the testator's will
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.advancement - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
2.advancement - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time"
clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing"
leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
3.advancementadvancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
forwarding, furtherance, promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
stride - significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
work flow, workflow - progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

advancement
noun
1. promotion, rise, gain, growth, advance, progress, improvement, betterment, preferment, amelioration He cared little for social advancement.
2. progress, advance, headway, forward movement, onward movement her work for the advancement of the status of women
Translations
advancement [ədˈvɑːnsmənt] N
1. (= furthering) → fomento m
2. (= improvement) → progreso m
3. (in rank) → ascenso m
advancement [ədˈvɑːnsmənt] n
[science, technology, education, knowledge, learning] → avancement m
[ethnic minorities, women] → émancipation f
the advancement of women in business → la promotion des femmes dans le monde de l'entreprise
advance notice npréavis m
advance payment n (= part sum) → acompte m (= total sum) → paiement anticipé
advance warning npréavis m
We weren't given any advance warning of his visit → Nous n'avions pas été avertis de sa visite.
advancement
n
(= furtherance)Förderung f
(= promotion in rank)Vorwärtskommen nt, → Aufstieg m
advancement [ədˈvɑːnsmənt] n (improvement) → miglioramento; (promotion) → promozione f, avanzamento


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He, I know--for the question had been discussed among us long before the Time Machine was made--thought but cheerlessly of the Advancement of Mankind, and saw in the growing pile of civilization only a foolish heaping that must inevitably fall back upon and destroy its makers in the end.
The first might proceed from sinister designs in the leading members of a few of the State legislatures; the last would suppose a fixed and rooted disaffection in the great body of the people, which will either never exist at all, or will, in all probability, proceed from an experience of the inaptitude of the general government to the advancement of their happiness in which event no good citizen could desire its continuance.
We go to France, and from thence I trust to Spain, in humble search of a field in which we may win advancement and perchance some small share of glory.
 
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