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- [ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns-]
- /ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns-/
- /ədˈvɑːns.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns-]
- /ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns-/
Definitions of advancement word
- uncountable noun advancement Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position. 3
- variable noun advancement The advancement of something is the process of helping it to progress or the result of its progress. 3
- noun advancement promotion in rank, status, etc; preferment 3
- noun advancement the use during a testator's lifetime of money or property for the benefit of a child or other person who is a prospective beneficiary in the testator's will 3
- noun advancement an advancing or being advanced 3
- noun advancement promotion, as to a higher rank 3
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Origin of advancement
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English avauncement < Anglo-French, Old French avancement. See advance, -ment
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Parts of speech for Advancement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
advancement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
advancement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for advancement
noun advancement
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- headway — headroom (def 2).
Antonyms for advancement
noun advancement
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- regression — the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion.
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