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Webster 1913 Edition
Advanced
Ad-vanced′
,Adj.
1.
In the van or front.
2.
In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas;
as,
. advanced
opinions, advanced
thinkers3.
Far on in life or time.
A gentleman
advanced
in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles. Hawthorne.
Advanced guard
, a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.
Webster 1828 Edition
Advanced
ADV'ANCED
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Definition 2024
advanced
advanced
English
Verb
advanced
- simple past tense and past participle of advance
Adjective
advanced (comparative more advanced or further advanced, superlative most advanced or furthest advanced)
- At or close to the state of the art.
- Enhanced.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- Hawthorne
- a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles
- Hawthorne
- In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
- (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
- (Philippine English) (Of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.[1]
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References
- ↑ “advanced, a.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.
Translations
at or close to state of the art
late