Definition of advancements Advancements

/ʌdvæˈnsmʌnts/ - [udvansmunts] -

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What does advancements mean?

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  • advancements (Noun)
    Plural of advancement.

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Noun

Plural: advancements

advancement - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"
  progress
  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"
  forwarding, furtherance, promotion the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department"
  stride significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"
advancement - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  progress, progression, procession, advance, forward motion, onward motion
  retreat the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
  move, motion, movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
  push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
  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"
advancement - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
  promotion, furtherance
  encouragement the expression of approval and support
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • advancement (Noun)
    The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
  • advancement (Noun)
    An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
  • advancement (Noun)
    Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • advancement (v. t.)
    The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
  • advancement (v. t.)
    An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
  • advancement (v. t.)
    Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
  • advancement (v. t.)
    Settlement on a wife, or jointure.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • advancement
    A forward step; an improvement.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • advancement
    Promotion to higher rank.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • advancement
    In a military sense, signifies honor, promotion, or preferment in the army, regiment, or company.

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