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  • Definition
    • advanced :farther along in physical or mental development
      • the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'|children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average

    • advanced :comparatively late in a course of development
      • the illness had reached an advanced stage|an advanced state of exhaustion

    • advanced :ahead of the times
      • the advanced teaching methods|had advanced views on the subject|a forward-looking corporation|is British industry innovative enough?

    • advanced :at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
      • an advanced degree|an advanced text in physics|special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University

    • advanced :ahead in development; complex or intricate
      • advanced technology|a sophisticated electronic control system

    • advanced :far along in time
      • a man of advanced age|advanced in years|a ripe old age|the ripe age of 90

    • advanced :(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
      • advanced societies|an advanced country technologically

    • advanced :situated ahead or going before
      • an advance party|at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies

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