advanced
Americanadjective
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placed ahead or forward.
with one foot advanced.
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ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc..
an advanced class in Spanish;
to take a course in advanced mathematics;
Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.
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pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional.
advanced theories of child care;
the more advanced members of the artistic community.
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far along in time.
the advanced age of most senators.
adjective
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being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc
advanced studies
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having reached a comparatively late stage
a man of advanced age
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ahead of the times
advanced views on religion
Other Word Forms
- well-advanced adjective
Etymology
Origin of advanced
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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One of Erebor’s prospective clients is Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing company.
Some former U.S. officials said the U.S. doesn’t need to carry out such “supercritical tests” because it uses advanced computer simulations to determine the reliability of its stockpile.
"In recent years, liquidity has flowed across digital assets and advanced tech stocks at the same time," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB.
From Barron's
And a big bonus: Today’s advanced manufacturing is a far cry from those days—safer, challenging, with many opportunities for advancement.
"This interdisciplinary research at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, intelligent materials and mechanics opens new opportunities with broad implications for stimulus-responsive systems, biomimetic engineering, advanced encryption technologies, biomedical devices and more," Sun said.
From Science Daily
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