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Word advanced
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ədˈvɑːnst / NAmE / ədˈvænst /
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  • advanced technology
  • advanced industrial societies
  • sweden has a reputation for advanced and stylish design.
  • there were only three of us on the advanced course.
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advanced

(adjective)BrE / ədˈvɑːnst / NAmE / ədˈvænst /
  1. having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc.
    • advanced technology
    • advanced industrial societies
    • Sweden has a reputation for advanced and stylish design.
  2. at a high or difficult level
    • See related entries: Language skills
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/language_skills/advanced
    • There were only three of us on the advanced course.
    • an advanced student of English
  3. at a late stage of development
    • the advanced stages of the disease
  4. used in polite expressions to describe somebody as ‘very old’
    • He was a man of advanced years.
    • Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!

    Extra Examples

    • a highly advanced economy
    • special courses for very advanced students
    • Denmark has a reputation for advanced and stylish design.
    • Even in advanced industrial societies, poverty persists.
    • It is a technologically advanced society.
    • Scientists are working on highly advanced technology to replace fossil fuels.
    • a modern/an advanced society/economy/civilization/nation
    • modern/advanced technology/techniques/designs
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