Adjective
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situated ahead or going before
"an advance party"
"at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
- in advance -
(of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
"advanced societies"
"an advanced country technologically"
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far along in time
"a man of advanced age"
"advanced in years"
"a ripe old age"
"the ripe age of 90"
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ahead in development
complex or intricate
"advanced technology"
"a sophisticated electronic control system"
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at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
"an advanced degree"
"an advanced text in physics"
"special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
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ahead of the times
"the advanced teaching methods"
"had advanced views on the subject"
"a forward-looking corporation"
"is British industry innovative enough?"
- forward looking -
comparatively late in a course of development
"the illness had reached an advanced stage"
"an advanced state of exhaustion"
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farther along in physical or mental development
"the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"
"children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"