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UK
/ɐdvˈænsmənt/
]
[ US /ədˈvænsmənt/ ]
[ US /ədˈvænsmənt/ ]
NOUN
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gradual improvement or growth or development
great progress in the arts
advancement of knowledge - encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
How To Use advancement In A Sentence
- France and the U.S. have cooperated in space programs that have resulted in significant advancements in the understanding of such phenomena as El Niño, climate change, and seismology.
- Cambrai might rely upon advancement to a cardinalship, and steps were taken, but without any good result, to bring about that event. Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete
- Each year a select few men and women are honored because of their genuinely heroic contributions to the enhancement of cooperative enterprise and to the advancement of the principles of cooperation.
- Suddenly, Fashion Bug didn't seem like a fun place with cute, kicky, affordable clothes and plentiful opportunities for advancement.
- But the nature of research is such that the results cannot be anticipated, so predicting what the next major advancements will be is really informed guesswork.
- The city is committed to the advancement of modern management systems and performance measurement.
- Second, when their workload permits, Sailors get special liberty the day before their final exams to study, similar to what many commands do for advancement exams.
- ISIS argues that among the biggest threats posed by Pyongyang's perceived advancement in uranium-enrichment is the North's historical willingness to export its nuclear technologies. U.S. Expects to Restart Bilateral Talks With Pyongyang by January
- This is an unfortunate misrepresentation of my remarks, and misleads readers about the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
- Until recently, public life was based on the contest between left and right - between different visions of guaranteeing social advancement for all.