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advancement
[ ad-vans-muhnt, -vahns- ]
noun
- the act or process of moving forward:
They hoped that destroying bridges around the metropolis would slow the advancement of enemy troops.
- promotion in rank or standing; preferment:
She had high hopes for advancement in the company.
- development toward increased understanding, quality, utility, or benefit to human welfare in a consequential area of knowledge, technology, or practice:
She toiled in the lab out of personal ambition, not for the advancement of medical science.
- an achievement or result contributing to progress in a consequential area of knowledge, technology, or practice:
Advancements in robotics will transform industry.
- Law. money or property given by one person during their lifetime to another that is considered an anticipation of an inheritance and is therefore to be deducted from any share that the recipient may have in a donor's estate.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz··Գ·Գ noun
- -·Գ·Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of advancement1
Example Sentences
Because its chips are seen as so essential to advancements in generative AI, successive US administrations have scrutinised Nvidia's relationship with China.
Harari’s ambitious work is the story of us, from our earliest moments as hunter-gatherers, through our greatest challenges and to the advancements that shaped the modern world.
"Even with the contribution and advancements of companies like SpaceX, launching hardware into orbit remains extremely expensive," he says.
Soccer to “accelerate advancements in the women’s game through science, innovation and elevated best practices.”
She said she hoped any donations would improve research on AML, a particularly aggressive cancer which, she said, had not seen any "solid advancements" in treatment for 50 years.
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