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advancement

/ədˈvænsmənt/uhd-VAN-smuhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ədˈvænsmənt/uhd-VAN-smuhnt

Meaningthe act of advancing

Common meaning: progress

Other meanings: promotion

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Journey through time

  1. Frenchavant‘before’source
  2. Frenchavancer‘to go forward’source
  3. Middle Englishavancensource
  4. Englishadvance‘move forward’
  5. Englishformed in English from advanceadvancement‘progress’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from advance + -ment.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ADVANCH, p.9 · scan

Source words

  • avant French · source word “before”

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