advancement

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English

Alternative forms

• advancemente (obsolete)
• advauncement (obsolete)
• advauncemente (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English avancement, Old French avancement. See advance.

Morphologically advance +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ædˈvɑːns.mənt/, /ədˈvɑːns.mənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ædˈvæns.mənt/, [ædˈvɛəns.mənt], /ədˈvæns.mənt/, [ədˈvɛəns.mənt]

Noun

advancement (countable and uncountable, plural advancements)

1. The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity

   Synonyms: progression, improvement, furtherance
2. The state of being advanced
3. How advanced something is
4. An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
5. (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.

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Translations

References

• “advancement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French avancement, with the d added back to reflect the Latin.

Noun

advancement m (plural advancemens)

1. advance (forward movement)

Descendants

• French: avancement